Problema ng disabled

Dalawang taon po bago ako nakahanap ng trabaho pagkatapos ko sa college. Matataas naman po ang grades ko sa college pero nahirapan pa rin akong magkatrabaho dahil sa aking kapansanan. May polio po kasi ako.

Nag-apply na po ako sa maraming kumpanya pero as soon as makita ng hiring officer ang kapansanan ko, nawawalan na s’ya na interes na alamin kung ano ang kakayahan ko. Napilitan lang po akong mag-apply bilang clerk sa isang kompanya dala nang matinding pangangailangan. ‘Yun lang din daw ang maio-offer nila sa ‘kin.

Bakit po ganito sa bansa natin? –Josie Angono ng Valenzuela

Nakalulungkot isipin na karamihan sa mga kompanya dito sa ating bansa ay dini-discriminate ang mga Persons w/ Disability (PWDs). I agree with you that everyone should be given equal opportunity to work and excel.

Meron namang incentive na binibigay sa mga corporations that hire PWDs. Private entities that employ disabled persons who meet the required skills or qualifications, either as regular employee, apprentice or learner, shall be entitled to an additional deduction, from their gross income, equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount paid as salaries and wages to disabled persons: Provided, however, that such entities present proof as certified by the Department of Labor and Employment that disabled persons are under their employ: Provided, further, that the disabled employee is accredited with the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Health as to his disability, skills and qualifications.

May mga provisions din na naghihikayat ng pagtanggap ng mga empleyadong may kapansanan sa gobyerno. Under the Magna Carta for the Disabled, the law requires that 5% of all casual, emergency and contractual positions in the Departments of Social Welfare, Health, Education and other government agencies or offices or even corporation engaged in social development shall be reserved for disabled persons.

Sa ganang akin, dapat pa nating palakasin ang batas para sa mga PWDs. Sabi nga ni President Magsaysay, those who have less in life should have more in law. Let us not pay lip service sa mga disabled at sa batas na nagtataguyod ng kanilang kapakanan. Hindi nila kailangan ng awa. Ang kailangan nila ay suporta at pagtanggap.