EDGE

Enhancing Disabled-people Greatness and their Employability

The unemployment rate of people with Intellectual and Relational Disabilities in Europe is more than twice that of unemployment in general terms, despite legislative reforms concerning work and non-discrimination, and financial and tax incentives for businesses.

The EDGE Project is promoted by Consorzio SIR for the implementation of the European Erasmus Plus Strategic Partnership, in collaboration with agencies and organizations from the following countries: UK, Portugal, Greece, Austria and Lithuania.

EDGE intends to design and experiment with innovative approaches to promote the inclusion of young people with intellectual disability and relational skills in the labor market, leveraging win-win solutions that involve young unemployed people, businesses and society as a whole.