A Thai transwoman was praised by netizens for her courage and self-confidence as she fights to beat the adversity of being blind in Thailand. She searched for her dream job, regardless of having a disability, in a bid to prove that blind people are as ready as others.
The 24 yr previous transwoman Chitsanucha “Grace” Krachornsook posted an advert on a Facebook group referred to as Finding a Job in Korat on December 22 last 12 months and on Monday, March 6 this year. She included her image, training particulars, work experiences, and a few situations of working as a blind particular person on the submit.
Grace described herself as a blind individual and a transwoman aged 24 years previous. She graduated with a bachelor’s diploma in English language from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science of the Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University with a Grade Point Average of 3.23, which is the equivalent of a 2.2 within the UK.
The young transwoman additionally introduced that her English language proficiency was at the upper intermediate level and he or she also had enterprise data.
Grace informed potential employers about her limitations due to her blindness. She explained that she was capable of work on a computer system, but paperwork and work related to photos have been difficult for her. Additionally, she mentioned she was able to travel on her personal and could find her approach to work at an office.
Ensured gained plenty of attention from employers and netizens within the Facebook group. Many employers offered her positions, and a variety of netizens shared her post to help her find the proper job. See her publish HERE.
ThaiRath interviewed Grace and printed their chat on their web site today.
Grace said she was happy that so many individuals supported her quest and a number of other employers contacted her to offer her a job. She is now considering the place that may go well with her greatest.
ThaiRath reported that most of the blind folks in Thailand work as safety guards, maids, therapeutic massage shops, fortune tellers, or lottery sellers. Why did Grace choose to do one thing different?
She said…
“At the top of the day, we cannot blame society for taking a look at us like this. The skills that blind folks present in those jobs reveal our potential anyway. I believe that blind people are the same as everybody else. People have totally different talents and skills that suit totally different jobs. Blind persons are also like that. So, I need to find the chance for my life.
“I am a blind person, but I dared to step out of my comfort zone. I seemed for a job in a Facebook group where blind folks will never try to get in. They largely look for work through the Thailand Association of the Blind or blind colleges, but I didn’t.”
Grace added on the end of the interview that she had been refused by employers more than 100 instances, however she didn’t hand over and can continue to search for her dream job.
According to the report from the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities of Thailand on March 31 final yr, Thailand has residents with disabilities at about 1,200,000, and eight.85% or 187,000 of the numbers had been blind folks. However, solely about 1/3 of individuals with disabilities are employed, in accordance with the report on Prachathai.
According to the Act on Empowerment and Development of the Quality of Life of Persons with Disabilities, government and personal firms should rent one worker with disabilities at a proportion of one hundred workers per one employee with disabilities..