An employment scheme which aims to get more adults with Down syndrome into paid jobs, is expanding nationwide.

Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI), which provides supports and services to people with Down syndrome and their families, estimates that around one in ten adults with the condition are in paid employment.

Over the past five years, DSI has worked with companies from the hospitality industry, retail and manufacturing sectors to secure paid jobs for 120 adults with Down syndrome.

Under an expanded jobs strategy, the charity is aiming to have another 200 employees in paid work by 2025.

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