WDSD 2018 “My contribution to community” – Turkey (2)

All people with Down syndrome must have opportunities to contribute to the community and live valued lives, included on a full and equal basis with others, in all aspects of society.
For World Down Syndrome Day 2018, EDSA has asked their members all over Europe to submit personal statements to tell the world what people with Down syndrome bring to their communities. Starting 1 March we bring 21 examples explaining how people with Down syndrome can and do make meaningful contributions whether in schools, workplaces, in social, political and public life, culture, media, leisure and sport.


Betim iki buçuk yıldır çalışma hayatında yer alıyor. Satış danışmanlığı kariyerine bebek ürünleri satan Ebebek mağazasında haftanın 5 günü, günde 7,5 saat çalışarak devam ediyor. Kendi evinde tek başına yaşıyor. Mağazadaki tekstil ürünlerinin düzenini sağlamak, etiket ve alarmlarını kontrol etmek, sayımlarını yapmak ve gelen müşterileri gülümseyerek karşılamak sorumluluklarını yerine getirerek topluma katkı sağlıyor.

Betim has been working for two and a half years. She continues her sales consulting career in a baby product store called E-bebek. She works 5 days in a week, 7,5 hours in a day. She lives by herself in her apartment. Her contribution to community is to arrange the textile products at the store, to check labels and alarms, to make counts of the products also to welcome customers with warm smile.

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