{"id":5603,"date":"2025-02-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2025-01-31T14:49:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T06:49:17","slug":"daily-markup-1156-worqs-inclusive-policies-help-people-with-disabilities-the-disadvantaged-redefine-their-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5603","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #1156: WORQ&#8217;s inclusive policies help people with disabilities &amp; the disadvantaged redefine their careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfCUUN94pNStKLPf_uwRIkCLU_bZKsgX4QFEMWlM5yjESanwSnwcOVi7MWlCLBKiTQe64sX2JWVPZKDJERoH9r_S36H3ussAJ2ncg328SRyQswL9jn_BM1YRzUyQ7Sbm4Qh3KEaDw?key=575DT16Zs4TDjw0YhHzvF3QD\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: The Edge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WORQing towards change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amirul\u2019s life changed dramatically in 2020 after a car accident left him almost entirely paralyzed and bedridden for a year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unable to continue his 18-year career in banking and investment, he faced many hurdles while job hunting as companies were not ready to onboard an employee with a disability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His turning point came when a former colleague, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-yeow\/\">Andrew Yeow<\/a>, invited him to a networking event at <a href=\"http:\/\/worq.space\">WORQ<\/a>, a co-working space Andrew co-founded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There, he connected with startups, venture capitalists, and potential partners, inspiring him to launch a business creating and selling his own line of fragrances. 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