Mentallydisabledpeoplegettraining,jobopportunitiesatBakeryinNanjing_GuangmingOnlineFuFutakespackagedbreadtoshelvesatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May15,2024.LocatedintheXinjiekoucommercialareaindontownNanjing,AmityBakeryisnotonlyknownforitsdeliciousbreadandpastriesbutalsoforitsremarkableworkforce,two-thirdsofwhomareindividualswithintellectualdisabilities.Sinceitsestablishmentin2007,AmityBakeryhasprovidedvocationaltrainingandshelteredemploymentfornearly100individualswithintellectualdisabilities.Throughprofessionaltraining,theseindividualsacquiredbasicjobskills,enablingthemtoparticipateintheworkforceonanequalfooting.Amongthededicatedstaffis44-year-oldFuFu,whohasthementalityofa10-year-old.FuFuhasbecomethe"staremployee"ofAmityBakery,wherehisprimaryresponsibilitiesincludeintroducingproductstocustomers,packagingbread,andorganizingshelves.Despitehisinitialshynessandreluctancetospeakwhenhefirstjoined,FuFuhasgrowninconfidenceandnowenjoysinteractingwithcustomers.Duringabreakfromhisduties,FuFusharedwithreporters,"Ilikeitwhenpeoplecallme'BossFu.'Itfeelsreallygood.WhenIfirstcametothebakery,Iwasveryshyanddidn'tdaretospeak.Now,Icantalktopeople.Thisyear,Ihopetolearnhowtomakesandwichesandcoffee.IfIcanearnenoughmoney,Iwanttotakemymomonatrip."Inrecentyears,therehasbeengrowingattentiontothecareerdevelopmentofindividualswithintellectualdisabilities.Varioussectorsofsocietyhaveofferedtheirsupport,helpingmorepeoplefromthiscommunitytointegrateintothesociety.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFuplacespackagedcakesontheshelvesatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May15,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFu(R)andhiscolleagueXiaomengmakesandwichesatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May15,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFu(1stR)andhiscolleaguespackupbreadatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May15,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFutakespackagedbreadtoshelvesatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May15,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFu(2ndL)shareshislunchwithhiscolleagueJiacheng(1stL)duringlunchtimeatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May14,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFu(1stR,front)andhiscolleaguestakeagroupphotowiththeirvocationaltraininginstructorChenXiuqin(1stL,back)atAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May15,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFuorganizesthebreadshelvesatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May14,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFutakespackagedbreadtotheshelvesatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May15,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)FuFu(1stL)andcolleaguesmakepostersfortheChineseDragonBoatFestivalatAmityBakeryinNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,May14,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.