Mayor Encourages Society to be More Inclusive to People with Disabilities
To help the public understand better and support employment of individuals with disabilities, mayor Ko Wen-je paid a visit to an A-Mart outlet on May 1. For nearly ten years, the supermarket chain has provided internship opportunities to students with impairments.
During the visit, Ko joined students on the Practical Skills Program of Song Shan High School of Commerce and Home Economics to sort and display fruits for sale and make bread.
The mayor recalled meeting a person with autism who complained vocational high school program for disabled students does not prepare students for the job market. Ko said he had instructed the Department of Education to review the effectiveness of career programs in schools.
He stressed that students can begin building hands-on experience through internship since grade 11, adding that school courses should be designed to meet needs of the workplace. Internships are good for students with disabilities in helping them connect what they learned in school to the real world, said the mayor.
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