Members and partners awarded for their innovative Policies on Inclusive Employment
Inclusion International members and partners were celebrated last week at the Zero Project’s conference in Vienna, Austria.
The mission of the Zero Project is a world with zero barriers. Each year, the project identifies policies and programmes that advance inclusion for persons with disabilities. The 2017 theme is Employment and Vocational Education and Training. 56 practices and 11 policies were selected for innovation in the field. These include:
Pentru Voi Romania: Offering the services of well-trained persons with intellectual disabilities to private-sector companies
Egypt – SETI Centre Caritas: Focusing on employer needs and creating jobs for people with disabilities
Canadian Association for Community Living’s employment model
Paraguay Fundacion Saraki
How to successfully apply for jobs in the public and private sector
Austria Lebenshilfe Salzburg GmbH
Sheltered workshops piloting cooperations and the transition to the open labour market
Armenia Bridge of Hope
Large-scale all-encompassing training and transition programme
Russia Perspektiva
Building bridges to multinationals and Russian companies
Community Living Sarnia-Lambton Canada
Providing summer internships for young people with disabilities