In the past decades, much has been done to create a parallel world where people with disabilities live and work in protected spaces, apart from society.

Recently, the approach in policy has changed. Not only in Luxembourg, but in many countries, lawmakers aim towards more inclusion. Instead of creating specific places for people with disabilities, today’s policy efforts aim to adapt the existing structures to the individual needs of people with and without disabilities. On Local Matters this week, we focus on disabilities at the workplace. Many disabilities wouldn’t prevent anyone from being a good worker and finding fulfillment in a job, if just the work environment was a bit more flexible.

To facilitate the employment of people with disabilities and to provide the necessary adaptations in the work environment, the Ministry for Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region, together with the job agency Adem has created a project for a better inclusion. So called inclusion assistants shall accompany workers with disabilities getting adjusted in their new job. In our interview, minister Corinne Cahen explains how this project can foster inclusion at the workplace.

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