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“We need to think in new ways regarding handicapped people, so they can enter the business community, and we need to deal with the prejudicial ideas that just because you have a handicap, you have difficulties to be part of the labour market.
Which is why SPECIALISTERNE is such a great initiative, and it is so nicely spotted by Thorkil Sonne, to build up a business where the skills of autistics can be used, in combination with attention to their special requirements”

Minister for Social Affairs Eva Kjer Hansen in Jyske Bank Nyt 3/2005

“SPECIALISTERNE work on equal market terms.” Tina Kegel, believes this is one of those things which make SPECIALISTERNE very special. “It matters a lot that it is a place of business, rather than just a municipal employment activation process.”

Caseworker Tina Kegel, Municipality of Høje-Taastrup, from “Employment with Autism Spectrum Disorder – a collection of experiences as inspiration for businesses, caseworkers, and people with Autism Spectrum Disorder”.