You would think that having the right attitude and skills would be enough for getting the job – but that is not what people with special needs experience. Even with a bachelor’s degree in their hands and being equally qualified, they still face various challenges when trying to fit into the community and find an …
Statistics: How many people with special needs get a chance to work Read More »
There are millions of photos taken each day, but not too many of them get to receive anything more than just one glance on the screen. Digital photos may be more practical, but they are still just a shadow of the ‘real photos’. Don’t you remember a time when you could actually hold photos in …
We all have a personal hero concept. Some might say their hero is a loving parent, a close friend, a teacher, or even a public figure. Anyone who made a positive impact on us, qualifies. For us at Triest Press, however, true heroes are people like Spencer West, whose disability didn’t stop him from accomplishing …
When we began our journey in 1987, Triest Press had one mission: to make a positive social impact by providing meaningful employment opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities. Thus, our company was established under the category of social enterprise. Most often, people with intellectual disabilities are marginalised and excluded from the mainstream economy – which …
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Not all entrepreneurs and businesses are greedy money-grabbers whose only goal is to make profits. There are companies who make it their main goal to create a positive social impact for people in the community. Founders of these businesses are called social entrepreneurs. Social entrepreneurship is an approach by individuals, groups, start-up companies or entrepreneurs, in which they …
According to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, discrimination against people with disabilities in employment is “persistent, pernicious and prevalent in Ireland’s workplaces and recruitment practices, and needs to be seriously and collaboratively tackled by all those with a stake in our labour market.” The most recent CSO figures also show that individuals with …
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