Leading disability employer sold, saving jobs

The nation's second-largest disability employer has been sold, staving off job losses. (Abe Maddison/AAP PHOTOS)

The jobs of 1250 supported workers have been secured after the sale of major disability employer Bedford to an NDIS service provider.

The Disability Trust has taken over Bedford, which needed a rescue package from the South Australian government in July last year to stay afloat.