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On Friday 9 October,
Inclusion Europe organised the fourth online event
as part of the project “My Talents. For Diversity”.
There were 4 speakers:
- Soufiane El Amrani
- Katarina Ivanković-Knežević
- Haydn Hammersley
- Milan Brglez
They talked about how employment of people with disabilities
should be part of the 2020-2030 EU Disability Strategy.
Soufiane El Amrani
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Soufiane El Amrani is the Easy-to-read and
Advocacy Officer at Inclusion Europe.
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Soufiane said:
“I have been working at Inclusion Europe for a long time.
I am happy with my job.
But I know not all people with intellectual disabilities have the opportunity to have a job.”
Katarina Ivanković-Knežević
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Katarina Ivanković-Knežević works at the Directorate-General for
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission.
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Katarina Ivanković-Knežević presented positive outcomes
of the previous EU Disability Strategy:
- In 2018, 110 000 young people with disabilities were supported by the Youth Employment Initiative that help young people to have a job.
- In 2019, the European Commission published a guide presenting good practices of reasonable accommodations put in place by employers. Read the guide: link
Katarina Ivanković-Knežević said that a lot of work remains to be done
to make sure people with disabilities can have a job.
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She presented some priorities about employment
for the 2020-2030 EU Disability Strategy:
- The labour market should be accessible for people with disabilities.
- Employment services should work with and for people with disabilities.
- All the Member states of the European Union should recognise the disability of a person the same way.
Haydn Hammersley
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Haydn Hammersley works at the European Disability Forum (EDF).
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Haydn Hammersley presented some ideas that EDF has about
employment for the 2020-2030 EU Disability Strategy.
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For example:
- Making sure the workplaces can adapt to the needs of each person with a disability.
- Making sure no people with disability who has a job is paid less than the minimum wage of their country.
You can read other demands of the EDF here: link.
Milan Brglez
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Milan Brglez is a MEP.
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Milan Brglez explained that people with disabilities are at greater risk
of poverty and social exclusion.
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For Milan Brglez, every law should consider the most vulnerable people of the society.
Milan Brglez explained that the COVID-19 crisis impacted employees with disabilities.
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He said that the Member states of the EU must increase their commitment to deal with the discrimination in access to employment.
Watch the event: