Employment

“I firmly believe that employment is a basic human right for each and every citizen of this country, and I will work as Minister towards making it happen, in co-operation with organisations such as WALK.”

Kathleen Lynch T.D. Minister for disability, equality, mental health and older people

Walkways is aimed at increasing the rate of employment of people with intellectual disabilities by providing chronologically appropriate employability interventions, this is "creating pathways to employment".  

Walkways operates through three individually tailored programmes.

1. PEER – ‘providing equal employment routes’ 

2. REAL – ‘reaching  employment ambitions in life’

3. Social Enterprise

For more information on the employment services provided by Walkways see www.walk-ways.eu 

Introductory video for Walkways

Walkways from Walk on Vimeo.