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The picture you see here is the background that the designer with autism introduced at this time yesterday (3rd) worked for today's news.
As such, people with developmental disabilities are finding ways in more and more diverse fields, so there should be more places where they can work.
Today, we looked at the secret to a workplace where disabled and non-disabled people work together.
Reporter Park Ye-rin.
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240 of the company's 350 employees in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul are developmentally disabled.
It has been 10 years since we have been running towards the goal of sustainable employment of people with developmental disabilities.
It started out as a printing business, but has since diversified into confectionery, cafes, flower arranging, and delivery services.
[Seunggu Kim / Staff with developmental disabilities: I will go to Sinsa Station by train.
There are times when it differs depending on the order received from the customer.
Not just coffee beans.
A box of confectionery, etc.]
If you can commute on your own and understand work instructions, you can apply.
They are openly hired twice a year and go through job training and probationary period.
[Lim Sang-bin / 'Bare Better' Education Team Leader: If you are converted to a full-time employee, you are basically working 4 hours a day.
The same applies to the annual leave standard for general non-disabled people.]
Finely subdivide the work process from printing to packaging, and use a custom stick instead of a ruler when cutting ribbons or flowers to the length.
The work method was devised according to the characteristics of employees who are difficult to count or measure.
[Lim Sang-bin / 'Bare Better' education team leader: Make a 30cm measuring tool, fit the tool, and cut it if it fits.
I was thinking about how to make it easier for employees to work in a consistent way...
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There is consideration for people with developmental disabilities who have difficulty expressing their emotions or opinions throughout the workplace.
[Minhee Mo / 'Bare Better' employee: If you need help because your heart is too hard, you have to choose what to do to make it easier on your own.
I want to talk, I want to go to the bathroom...
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We increased the number of customers to 520 by using a system that reduces the employment levy for the disabled when transacting with standard workplaces for the disabled, and made a profit last year despite the COVID-19 situation.
[Lee Jun-ho / Head of 'Bare Better' Business Division: It is not easy for companies to receive business cards of the same quality as ours.
At first, I only applied for business cards, then I applied for beans and also for wreaths…
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A farm in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, busy growing tomatoes.
About 50 people with developmental disabilities are working together with people without disabilities at the bakery cafe.
[Kim Soo-yeon / Staff with developmental disabilities: When there is something inconvenient or just like this, my colleagues protect and guide me…
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You get 4 major insurances and get paid more than the minimum wage.
[Yoo Geun-beom / 'Developmental Disability Hire' Bakery Cafe Manager: When you start to focus on your personality, you actually have a higher concentration than I do
. A workplace that pays attention to and cooperates becomes a stepping stone for true self-reliance not only for people with developmental disabilities but also for their families.
[Myeong-suk Cho / Parents with developmental disabilities: You can say that it is God’s workplace.
The things we hoped to be the greatest happiness of our family came true...
Can it be expressed in words?]
(Video coverage: Hyung Yoon, Video editing: Ji-in Park, CG: Ha-neul Choi)