Overview
- City leaders announced Tuesday that 37 people with disabilities are now staffing seven information posts across the Ecoparque.
- The hires followed a search that drew more than 100 applicants and a four-month course under the city’s formative-practices employment law.
- Most roles center on people with intellectual disabilities, with on-site help from occupational therapists, psychologists and social workers.
- Officials plan to copy the model in public venues and private firms using the Plan Integral de Discapacidad, which offers tax exemptions and a new accessible Labor Development Center.
- The effort targets a steep gap in Buenos Aires, where more than 300,000 residents live with a disability and only about 15.7% hold formal jobs, so steady work can build income and independence.