Visually challenged people seek job quota hike

The visually challenged people have demanded increase in employment quota, fee waiver facility for higher education and acknowledgment of their contribution to the society.

Syed Sardar Ahmed Pirzada, a visually impaired person said that their constitutional rights have been denied.

"Persons with special abilities always need support of the family and the society in general," Pirzada said.

Huma Shahan, who is also visually impaired and works as senior producer at a state-run department, said the biggest issue being faced by the visually impaired persons was the unavailability of jobs, non-implementation of job-quotas, less opportunities and denial of jobs in the private sector.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 18^th, 2020.