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• Individual placement and support

  Individual Placement and Support (IPS) addresses the problem that the majority of mental health service clients do not receive help with finding paid work. The programme embeds employment specialists in clinical treatment teams so that clinical treatment and employment support are integrated and occur in parallel.
  UK Department of Work and Pensions, Office for Disability Issues, Individual placement and support, United Kingdom

• Equal employment conditions

  The Act revokes discriminatory provisions, under which operators of sheltered workshops were given a blanket exemption from minimum wage and holiday and sick leave legislation. Now all persons, including employees with disabilities of sheltered workshops, are entitled to the minimum wage, and holiday and sick leave benefits.
  IHC - In Your Community New Zealand, Equal employment conditions, New Zealand

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  An Airport Rehearsal Programme for People with Disabilities, Families and Staff

  Wings for Autism allows people with autism and with intellectual disabilities, as well as their families, to practice all the steps involved in travelling by plane, and to do so in a safe environment. From 2014 to 2018, Wings for Autism has trained approximately 13,500 people, family members, as well as airport and airline personnel.
  The Arc of the United States, Wings for Autism, United States of America

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  Theatre arts programme for youth with disabilities

  ‘Access to Theatre’ is a free inclusive arts programme designed to help young people develop artistic and communication skills. Developed in 1994 by Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) in the United States, the four-week programme has about 65 participants each year.
  Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Access to Theatre, United States of America

• A co-working model of employment

  CHANGE is an international human rights organisation run by disabled people and employs people with learning disabilities as equal employees. They develop accessible resources, deliver training and run projects. The "Co-working Model of Employment" ensures that two people share responsibility and work together in an inclusive way.
  CHANGE, A co-working model of employment, United Kingdom

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  Jobs in digital marketing and social media for people with physical disabilities

  In 2021, Brand Solution from North Macedonia launched ‘Best Online Assistant’, an IT platform that offers courses in digital marketing and social media and places job seekers with disabilities in this field. By 2022, 40 people had attended courses, 10 companies were partners, and Brand Solution had expanded to Bulgaria.
  Brand Solution LLC, Best Online Assistant, North Macedonia

• Simulating a supermarket as a learning environment

  "At the Supermarket" is a simulated supermarket managed by disabled young people where they learn accounting, to speak foreign languages, and to draft a code of conduct. The project also includes guided visits to actual supermarkets and an internship. The learning environment is changed every year.
  ITSE C. Colombo - Technical and Economic Institute of Porto Viro, Italy

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  A Biographical Graphic Novel Promoting Deinstitutionalization

  The story of Eli is inspiring greater independence for people with intellectual disabilities

  Published in 2017, Becoming Eli is the work of Dan Ungureanu and the first graphic novel to address institutional abuse suffered by children and adults, the majority with disabilities. Based on a true story of a young girl left in state care the book wants to show that with the right support deinstitutionalization is possible.
  Ceva de Spus Association, Gravis Novel Becoming Eli, Romania

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  A catering service training and vocation programme

  Floare de Cireş is a catering service in the town of Razeni in Modava founded in 2012 to give disadvantaged young people a chance to get their first job. In 2015 the project was extended to include a workplace training programme, which more than 100 people with disabilities had completed by 2020.
  Eco-Razeni Association, Floare de Cireş, Moldova

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  Assigning job coaches for young jobseekers with intellectual disabilities

  Job coaches assist young people with an intellectual disability or autism to find paid employment. Job seekers contribute to the planning and delivery of the programme. Between 2018 and 2020, 69 people were registered and 37 people have been placed in supported employment jobs.
  COPE Foundation, Ability@Work, Ireland