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The role of women entrepreneurs with disabilities

Karina Briones

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Karina Briones González
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Recruiter at ManpowerGroup, visually impaired person. She has a degree in Psychology and Human Resources. He is a visually impaired person, his condition is low vision. Currently dedicated to recruiting people with disabilities. He is a very active person in favor of the rights of youth and priority groups. Consider that inclusion is acceptance and that by the simple fact of being different we all have something good to contribute to this society.

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Karina Briones

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Karina Briones González
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Recruiter at ManpowerGroup, visually impaired person. She has a degree in Psychology and Human Resources. He is a visually impaired person, his condition is low vision. Currently dedicated to recruiting people with disabilities. He is a very active person in favor of the rights of youth and priority groups. Consider that inclusion is acceptance and that by the simple fact of being different we all have something good to contribute to this society.

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My name is Karina Briones González and I am 26 years old. 

I studied Psychology and Pedagogy. I have a visual disability, which is a low vision condition and I currently work as a recruitment executive at Manpower Group for HSBC.

And well, if you need to know more in detail, the disability is Leber Congenital Amaurosis, that is my official diagnosis.

Well, look, I think that the first thing that needs to be done to have adequate labour inclusion for women with disabilities is to get rid of prejudices, to get rid of that idea of "Oh, they can't do it!", that we are more fragile than anything, all that.

Second, as I have always said, the reasonable adjustments that are needed will always be important and I think that another thing, very, very important, and that I consider in many people, and that sometimes they find difficult, is equal treatment, and I am not referring to how in the discrimination plan, because I have already mentioned that, but that you should not have more considerations with a person with a disability than with a person without a disability.

So, I think equal treatment in all aspects is very important, and above all, this part of patience, having patience, having this curiosity to learn how to treat people and above all understanding that sometimes the learning curve in the workplace for any person, not just for women, but for any person with a disability, is a little bigger, higher, but that doesn't mean you won't be able to deliver results.

That's what I ask for, because look, I think that the first impediment I had was precisely that people didn't trust me. 

That was one, when I was looking for work, I was also a woman, I also had a disability, I was a recent graduate, but just when I started working, I explained to them, I told them: I can give you the same results, just show me because I believe that training has always been something very important, it is a factor of utmost importance when entering the working life and now it is just that.

In the long run, I think that what defines who you are and what you are is your work and how you deal with other people, because apart from my work, I have been able to connect with many other activities, which, like my job, give me money, let's put it that way.

And it has all been because I have demonstrated the ability I have despite the difficulty. The adjustment that I mainly need is obviously a screen reader and I use my computer, but also the trust and this training, this follow-up that should always be with all employees but that, well, unfortunately is not always there. 

So I think the main adjustments are trust, training, and it depends on each disability, each condition and each person, the needs they have, the more technical adjustments and what needs to be done.

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