Famous Cork pub using touch-screen technology for inclusive hiring - Cork Beo
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A Cork pub has partnered with tech company AssistiV Ireland to hire David Mullins, a man with an intellectual disability, using touch-screen technology that converts complex tasks into simple visual and audio cues to support his work as a bartender and server. The technology is now being rolled out across Irish hospitality venues to address employment barriers for people with intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, and autism, with 48 people currently supported in roles across hospitality and other sectors.
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**It may be a classic, family-owned North Cork pub with a history going back to the 1780s - but Geary's of Charleville is also on the very cutting edge of technology that can bring valuable staff like David Mullins into the workforce.** Local lad David is a keen footballer who recently represented Munster at the Special Olympics Ireland Summer Games. He also a hard-working member of the team at Ge…
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