Memo: World Autism Awareness Day: EU projects help people with autism get a foothold on the employment ladder

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Series Details MEMO/14/253 (02.04.14)
Publication Date 02/04/2014
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According to a report released on 2 April 2014, on World Autism Awareness Day, a series of European Commission pilot projects helped around 100 Europeans with autism from five EU countries to get into the job market.

The projects aimed to boost the employment prospects of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Poland and Italy.
Source Link http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-253_en.htm
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Special report: Autism http://www.europeansources.info/record/special-report-autism/
ESO: Background information: Speech at “The way forward: a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond” http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-at-the-way-forward-a-disability-inclusive-development-agenda-towards-2015-and-beyond/
European Commission: DG Justice: Results of four pilot projects on employment of persons with autism http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/files/report_pilot_projects_empl_autism_2014_en.pdf
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