Abstract

BACKGROUND: Brazilian laws have have progressively mandated opportunity and access to community and work life for people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged populations. Legal mandates to companies to bolster employment opportunities have included specific quotas for companies to hire people with disabilities and for providing youth apprenticeships. Under these mandates, companies struggle to meet the quotas, and, despite the laws, workforce participation for people with disabilities remain well below expectations. OBJECTIVE:This article presents an approach to address these challenges using processes implemented through an international exchange of knowledge and methodology as well as case examples of individuals and companies who have benefitted from this

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