At a meeting of the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Family Board on 11 September 2015, it was agreed to allocate funding for a one-year pilot project on innovation in employment for disabled people in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The project is being carried out in consultation with the Employment Authority.<\/p>\n
Gu\u00f0laug Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir, chair of the family council, says that pilot workshops will be set up with the aim of creating opportunities for disabled people to work on innovation and new projects. \u201eThere is a great need for a bridge between education and the world of work, and this will look specifically at that connection. We want to take new approaches to the activation and employment participation of disabled people, with the aim of changing attitudes and working practices in the provision of services for disabled people in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur,\u201c says Gu\u00f0laug.<\/p>\n
The aim is to link the project with the Vinnum\u00e1lastofnunar project \u201eActivating Skills, All Skills\u201c and thus secure exciting projects suited to each individual.\u00a0 To bridge the gap between graduation and employment in the mainstream labour market for those who aspire to it. The project is intended to increase the empowerment of disabled people by giving them choices, enabling them to participate in the labour market and to have an impact on their own lives.<\/p>\n
\u201eThe project is already underway with us, five individuals have started work and we want to encourage businesses and workplaces in the town to take part in this project with us,\u201c says Gudlaug.<\/p>\n
Participants will, among other things, visit workplaces and work on specific, defined projects under the guidance of staff from the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. They will also receive training and work on innovative projects that they are interested in setting up.<\/p>\n