Rome restaurant serves up new attitude toward Down syndrome

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 SPORK! 0 Comments

'I love being here,' says staff member of restaurant where majority are handicapped

It was another busy night for the staff with Down syndrome at the Girasoli restaurant in Rome, which serves up traditional pizza and pasta dishes along with a new way of looking at disability in the workplace.

The neon-signed restaurant was set up in a suburb southeast of the Italian capital by the parents of children with disabilities, and it functions just like any other eatery -- except 13 of its 18 employees are handicapped.

"I love this room, monitoring it, making myself available, being in contact with people," said Simone, a 24-year-old who after a paid internship of 600 hours now has a permanent contract with Girasoli (Sunflowers).

Read the full article at i24 News