Mozambique: Visually impaired still face limitations in accessing employment

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Mozambique: Visually impaired still face limitations in accessing employment

3:52 CAT | 08 Jan 2024

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The integration of people with visual impairments especially in access to employment remains a challenge for young people in the city of Beira and in Sofala in general, according to Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired of Mozambique (ACAMO) delegate José Salifo.

In an interview with ‘Notícias’ on World Braille Day (January 4th), Salifo highlighted that some of the young people facing employability challenges have higher education.

“We are having great difficulties. Five young people who finished their degree in social areas still don’t have a job, especially considering that one of the ministries that hires the most graduates is education, and most of our colleagues graduate in teaching,” Salifo said.

The head of ACAMO in Sofala explained that Braille is an essential tool for people with visual impairments to have access to education and training.

He explained that, before the discovery and introduction of this method of writing, the exclusion of this class was clearly noticeable, it being impossible then to have the education and academic training available today.

“Braille writing represents for us a sign of independence, inclusion and active participation of people with visual impairments in the life of society, based on reading and writing,” he explained.

Source: Notícias