A series of European Commission pilot projects have helped around 100 Europeans with autism from five EU countries to get into the job market, a new report released on World Autism Awareness Day (2 April), showed.
The projects aimed to boost the employment prospects of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Poland and Italy.
“People with disabilities face barriers getting into the workforce (…) We are taking action to change this. The EU projects reported today show what practical steps can be taken to improve the work prospects of people with autism,” said Viviane Reding, the Commissioner responsible for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship.
