European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities: Employment for All awards. And the winner is…
The secret has been revealed in Zadar during the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities’s (EASPD) conference “Persons with Disabilities in Employment: Inclusion through Jobs – Making it Real”. The winners of the 2015 Emloyment for All awards are Elite Supported Employment Agency, Ltd (United Kingdom) as a best practice on providing support services in employment for persons with intellectual disabilities and La Fageda Fundació (Spain) for their work in facilitating quality job opportunities for individuals with mental illness and disabilities.
The nominees per category were:
Social Service/Support Provider who exhibit exceptional qualities in their practices in the employment field for persons with disabilities
JASS, Stewarts Care Ltd.
KARE Employment Programme, KARE Organisation
Real Opportunities, Elite Supported Employment Agency Ltd.
Business/Employer who promote better employment opportunities for persons with disabilities
Accessibility for Employees and Clients, Credit Suisse
Wellnea, WELLNEA, s.r.o.
Quality Job Opportunities for Individuals with Mental Illness and Disabilities, La Fageda Fundació
All these practices have been evaluated by an international jury including representatives of disability organisations (DPOs), experts, Members of the European Parliament, services providers and employers. All the information related to the awards as well as a description of best practices can be found in the Employment for All booklets in English, French and German. The trophies were designed and provided by the Centre de la Gabrielle, MFPASS in France.
