People with intellectual #disabilities are one of the groups most excluded from the labour market - employers tell us that they don’t understand "how" to include people with intellectual disabilities in their workplaces.
For us, this is about "real jobs for real pay" - people with intellectual disabilities in jobs they choose themselves, in workplaces where people with and without disabilities work together, where they are paid fairly and equally for their work, and with good support.
👩💼 27 employers
👨👩👧👦45 families of people with intellectual disabilities
👩 54 people with intellectual disabilities
Families told us that they are the primary supporters for people with intellectual disabilities, but most #InclusiveEmployment programming leaves them out. Engaging families is essential for inclusive employment & livelihoods work to include people with intellectual disabilities!
We talked to 27 #employers in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and Bangladesh through #InclusiveFutures - they told us that they didn't understand how to include people with disabilities, and that they needed tools and resources to become more inclusive.
We created the #InclusiveWorkplaces Toolkit to help employers understand what action to take to make their workplace more inclusive.
We took the advice self-advocates and families told us about what good workplace inclusion looks like, and turned it into guidance for #employers.
💼Guiding questions to help find their starting point
💼Actionable steps for workplace inclusion
💼Templates and resources like plain language contracts and job descriptions to use in their workplace
The #InclusiveWorkplaces Toolkit makes it clear to #employers that including people with intellectual disabilities is much easier and much less expensive than they think - most action points in the toolkit can be implemented for free!
Not only are #InclusiveWorkplaces important for including people with intellectual disabilities, they make the workplace a better place for everyone to work!
💼 Workplaces that communicate well, are flexible, and that provide good support are places everyone wants to work.
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022, we acknowledge the contributions and achievements of families throughout our global network.
Today - and everyday, #ThankYouFamilies
#IDPwD #IDPwD2022 #IDPD2022 #IDPD
Full #inclusion and #participation of people with intellectual disabilities cannot happen without good #support. In most parts of the world, this lifelong support and care is provided by families.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, #Canada legalized a pathway to euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill, provided they have a disability or disabling medical condition.
In practice, people with disabilities are dying because they live in poverty, can’t secure affordable adequate housing, and are avoiding #institutionalization.
Since the start of the Russian war in #Ukraine, people with disabilities have been among the most at risk of being harmed and left behind of the emergency aid measures.
260,000 people with intellectual disabilities are in Ukraine - most of them living with their families.
There are also tens of thousands of of people in institutions in #Ukraine. heir situation is still uncertain. They are at a greater risk of being abandoned or affected by military attacks.
.@mhiri_manel of @InclusionIntl is speaking on behalf of the @IDDC#CBID Task Group, which has been leading regional dialogues on key topics, including community support.
"Key recommendations that came across for improving community support is the presence & implementation of legal frameworks & policies stressing #CRPD Article 19 as well as participation of persons with disabilities and their families."