The I National Congress of Inclusive Networking seeks to break down barriers and normalize the relationship between employment and disability.

Diputación Provincial Palace was the venue for the poster presentation. I National Congress of Inclusive and Affordable Networks, That is celebrated In Conil on June 1 and 2Organized by the subject People and mind, healthy communication. This presentation, which was attended by fifty members of Congress or representatives of cooperating entities, Deputy Minister for Social Security, Oak David; Director of Congress, Anna Maria Sanjuan; Minister for Equality, Social Policy and Reconciliation, Rocio Ruiz; Conil Mayor, Juan Bermuda; And Director of Empress of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Gaiter.

The Congress aims to offer job opportunities for people with disabilities through the network, ie to promote a networked and accessible environment where all people will have access, even those with disabilities. And above all, break down barriers to get closer to companies and people with disabilities and learn about the added value they bring. “We are proposing a social innovation project,” the congressional director explained Anna Maria Sanjuan, Which indicates that the goal is to “change the business attitude towards disability. What is not known is feared. That is why we have to bring this reality closer to people who do not know about it. ”

From Mukhi Congratulating the promoters of this National Congress for the idea and the other groups involved in supporting it, he was very pleased that Diputación was working as a sponsor and stressed “the importance of breaking down stereotypes and clichés about disability and showing that great things can be done in Cზისdiz Province”. The MP hailed the number of people and institutions involved in making this Congress a reality, saying, “We have created a great alliance.”

ჩეAdvisor Rocio Ruiz Joined the call for a change in the mentality of disability and supported its implementation in the management of institutions: “Public policy should be comprehensive and inclusive, and focused on people, breaking the wall of ignorance and prejudice. For this, he stressed the importance of active listening practices with citizens and underlined the values ​​conveyed by people with disabilities, “first and foremost, hope.”

Another landmark of Congress is its unique location, a place of great attraction like the Costa de la Luzo in Connell, as his mayor recalls. John Bermuda, Who also thanked his city and the active role of various associations of the disabled in this event. The congress will be held in St. Hotel Ilunion Calas de Conil.

This idea of ​​national volume, which emerged before the pandemic but will see the light of day in June, is complemented by previous work carried out this year, which includes conducting various training and coaching sessions, such as e.g. Alba Jimenez, a physiotherapist, held a conference in Diputación this afternoon on the topic: “Social movements and disability; Disability and women.

Congress is network-based, a more widely used tool in freelancers and small and medium-sized businesses, with the goal of facilitating networking contacts while getting to know the business. The program includes a variety of inclusive network dynamics, coaching sessions, active dynamics, presentations, and testimonials from companies and individuals with disabilities.

According to the Committee for the Representation of Persons with Disabilities (CERMI) in Spain, there are 3.8 million people in Spain who experience some kind of functional diversity. However, in 2019, only 25.9% of them had a job, compared to 66.9% of those with disabilities. The data is even worse if we are talking about young people and women with disabilities, whose employment rate in the first case is barely 10%, while in the second this figure is 32.3% lower than that of women with disabilities. Some of the data that this initiative seeks to improve.