Author: Jose Maria Batalla / Source: Positive News
People with intellectual disabilities often approach creativity in unique ways. José María Batalla, founder of La Casa de Carlota studio, explains why he employs designers with disabilities (spoiler: it’s not an act of kindness)
“We don’t employ people who have disabilities, but people who have an interesting capacity for design.
As a professional design studio, our job is to surprise our clients every day with creative, new, innovative ideas. Here, our vision of creativity is inclusive. This means we know there is talent to be found in different people, cultures, ages and in very personal situations, such as being born with Down’s syndrome, autism or schizophrenia.Joan is one of La Casa de Carlota’s designers. He’s been with us for four years and he has Asperger syndrome, a kind of autism. He doesn’t know and he doesn’t care what autism is. He eats with the team before work hours and he’s aware that his job is very important for us. He’s happy that he’s been hired for his creative abilities.
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