Since 1992, 3 December has been recognised as the International Day of People with Disabilities, yet many continue to face exclusion from the workforce.
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00:00At number 26 of Calçada da Estrela, in the center of Lisbon, Café Joio, imported from
00:06France to Portugal with the support of the Vila Convida Association, opens doors to different
00:11and more inclusive society.
00:14José and Teresa, both on a spectrum of autism, found their first job after turning 20 years
00:21old with a model of integration and training for people with disabilities.
00:28For two years, the employees develop skills as baristas, serving tables at the register
00:33and in the kitchen.
00:46After this period, they will be ready to embrace new projects or they can choose to stay with
00:49a contract of employment without term.
00:53The goal is not only to train employees to become more autonomous, but also to give them
00:57future prospects.
01:07Since 1992, the 3rd of December has been celebrated worldwide as the International Day of Persons
01:13with Disabilities.
01:14But one of the biggest challenges that people with intellectual and development difficulties
01:19continue to face is integration in the labor market.
01:23Projects such as Café Joio or the implementation of quota systems are seen in 133 countries,
01:29but their numbers are not sufficient.
01:32In the European Union, at least 100 million people over 16 years old have some kind of
01:36disability where 1 out of 5 are unemployed.