As the first factory set up by a German corporation in China for the welfare of persons with disabilities, the Inclusion Factory<\/strong> has committed itself to providing job opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities and supporting them to be better included in the society.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/inclusion-factory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1.png?resize=1021%2C540&ssl=1\")
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\nToday, there are 35 employees in the factory, majority of whom are persons intellectual disabilities.
\nHere, they work, having a stable income; they have also increased their capabilities, making new friends, and live more dignified lives.
\nLast year, five female employees with intellectual disabilities became fashion models and were part of a photoshoot for Zurita \u2013 a Spanish women\u2019s fashion brand, showcasing that beauty belong to All.
\nThis year, more than 900 square meters of space was designed and built with the plan to increase the number of employees in the factory to 50, so that more persons with intellectual disabilities will have employment opportunities.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cYou work, they also work. You have dreams, so do they. We are actually all alike.\u201d
\nTo Marina, there are more similarities than differences between persons with disabilities and those without.
\nEveryone\u2019s passion for life and hope for the future are the same.<\/p>\n
\nIn recent years, Taicang\u2019s idea to \u201cbuild a well-off society holistically without leaving persons with disabilities behind\u201d has allowed more persons with disabilities to gain employment and be included into society.<\/p>\n
\nMarina has been observing these movement.
\nShe happily embraces the various changes, while also considering how more people can join in breaking down the \u201cinvisible wall\u201d between persons with disabilities and those without.<\/p>\n
\nMarina says that changing the \u201chardware\u201d is the easy part. What is difficult to change is the \u201csoftware\u201d.
\nHope that more families of persons with disabilities will change their mindset and attitudes and encourage their family members with disabilities to go out of their homes to work.
\nHope that more people will interact with persons with disabilities on an equal level, not to pity people with disabilities, but rather listen, understand, and provide them with more opportunities.<\/p>\n
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\nLet us all live freely under the sun,
\npursue a better and more inclusive society,
\nWe are on the way.<\/p>\n
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