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Managing Disabled Inclusion Within the Colombian Workplace 

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This chapter highlights the relevance of initiatives aimed at intensifying diversity and inclusion endeavors within the workplace for the disabled as well as for other vulnerable populations in Colombia. In doing so, these efforts intend to achieve reductions in poverty, inequality, violence, and mitigate social exclusion. Formulating effective workplace diversity and inclusion strategies also represents a calling for a wide range of professionals to collaborate in generating realistic strategies, therefore attaining the insertion, permanency, and promotion of disabled persons, leading to improved business performance. Accordingly, the Colombian School of Rehabilitation recognizes the urgency to establish multiple partnerships and propose strategies with the business sector that allow the effective operationalization of the diversity and inclusion policies favorable to Colombia’s development.

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    In the 2018 Colombian census, which updated the information available for the demographic composition and characterization of the country, specific PwD data figures were unavailable.

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    This international organization is present in over 50 countries, in which it is dedicated to the promotion of the social and work inclusion of intellectually disabled individuals (Amigos del Alma).

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Correspondence to Leonor Yaneth Goe Rojas Hernandez .

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Rojas Hernandez, L.Y.G., Olarte Arias, Y.A., Pachón, A.M., Vargas Chaparro, M.C., Bermúdez, G.I. (2020). Managing Disabled Inclusion Within the Colombian Workplace  . In: de Aquino, C., Rojas, R. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Latin American and Caribbean Workplaces. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35419-0_11

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