Best Practices for Inclusive Employment with Prof. Dr. Silvia Keller · Metautism Podcast #8

Prof. Dr. Silvia Keller teaches Labor Integration at the University of Applied Studies of the Federal Employment Agency in Germany. Specializing in Workforce Participation, she has played an instrumental role in various projects, including the Erasmus+ Include³ project, which focuses on transitioning individuals with intellectual disabilities from sheltered employment to the mainstream labor market in Europe. In this episode of the Metautism podcast, Prof. Dr. Keller shares insights on the biggest obstacles faced by people with disabilities in the labor market. She discusses effective strategies and best practices from Europe, highlighting inspiring examples from Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, and Slovenia. Additionally, she provides actionable recommendations for creating more inclusive workplaces. 0:00 Intro 2:26 The biggest challenges in integrating people on the autism spectrum and people with disabilities into the labor market 3:06 Five key areas 5:17 Best practices for transitioning from sheltered employment to the mainstream labor market 9:59 Include³ project 18:40 Recommendations for companies to be more inclusive _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Don’t miss the next episode. Subscribe to our channel: https://youtube.com/@metautism?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with Silvia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-dr-silvia-keller-ba2a98150/ https://www.hdba.de https://include3.eu https://www.facebook.com/pathways.towards.inclusion https://www.instagram.com/include3project/ https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/include3-project/ Follow Green ASC VET project, a parent initiative behind the Metautism podcast: https://facebook.com/metautism https://linkedin.com/showcase/metautism/ https://www.instagram.com/metautism.eu Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0lJSuae5W3S4BmB4ea4a7W Producer and host: Klara Tuličić, Tenkai https://linkedin.com/in/klara-tulicic/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ © Green ASC VET / Metautism *Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.