Amanda Rishworth wants employers to "think outside the box" when it comes to hiring processes.

"Community attitudes are one of the biggest barriers facing people with a disability to get employment," she told ABC radio on Thursday.

"I want employers to have a serious think about how they can potentially employ someone with a disability."

If employers don't hire applicants with a disability they will miss out and won't get the employees they need in the midst of the labour shortage, the minister said.

Ms Rishworth intends to hold a roundtable bringing together employers, unions and disability groups to discuss barriers to employment can be overcome.

"There are a lot of people that successfully gain employment where nothing (in the workplace) needed to change, it was an attitude change," she said.

"We need a commitment from businesses, that they are interested in doing this that they're committed to putting some attention and focus on this."

Ms Rishworth will attend a National Youth Disability Summit on Thursday ahead of the broader roundtable later in the year.

Australian Associated Press