In the midst of a labour shortage, the Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) launches a solution: Inployable, the world’s first online employment network for people with Down … read moresyndrome. North America is experiencing an unprecedented labour shortage. With millions of jobs vacant, employers are struggling to find qualified candidates to fill these roles. A solution that has been long overlooked is the Down syndrome community. Over 50% of people with Down syndrome struggle to find paid work, as they’ve been wrongfully perceived as less capable and less valuable within the workforce. An additional barrier to employment is connection: If employers do have interest in hiring someone with Down syndrome, there’s currently nowhere to connect with them. Working with its long-standing partner, FCB Canada and CDSS created Inployable, a recruitment community on LinkedIn to make discovering and hiring people with Down syndrome easier.
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