JEDDAH: A number of visually impaired persons agreed that the Ministry of Education has increased their suffering by marginalizing them after refusing to allow them to work in the teaching profession and practice their university degrees.
They stated that the ministry has not only deprived them of teaching, but also put an obstacle in front of them which is “Masar.”
Visually impaired teachers criticized the ministry’s assignment of non-impaired teachers to teach the “Braille” system to blind students saying only those who have studied this system since the first grade can understand it.
They called upon Minister of Education Ahmed Al-Isa to consider carefully their suffering and to facilitate their joining the teaching profession, arguing that they have become prisoners of blindness and unemployment.
Moussa Sarhan Al-Mutairi said that he graduated from the University of Qassim three years ago, and he wanted to join the field of education, but he bumped into the path that prefers those who can see. He pointed out that repeated calls on the Ministry of Education to consider their situations did not work.
Abdullah Al-Azmi, from Buraidah, specializes in Arabic language, said that the visually impaired were trapped and professional opportunities were very few; he wished the minister of education would take into consideration the suffering and not put obstacles in front of them. He suggested that the visually impaired have overcome all obstacles they have faced in Qassim, Hail, Tabuk and Madinah.
Abdullah Al Harthy complained of unemployment, although he graduated from King Abdul Aziz University, specializing in psychology three years ago, and has a higher diploma in education.
He said: “We asked the former minister of education, Azzam Al-Dakhil, to consider our situation and he promised to find a solution, but nothing new. We hope that the new minister, Ahmed Al-Isa, would consider this case, especially since the majority of blind people hold advanced degrees.”
Mogbel Al-Rougy, a graduate of Islamic studies, complained about the neglect of the visually impaired and said: “Why do they accept us in universities, if we are not suitable for the teaching?”
They stated that the ministry has not only deprived them of teaching, but also put an obstacle in front of them which is “Masar.”
Visually impaired teachers criticized the ministry’s assignment of non-impaired teachers to teach the “Braille” system to blind students saying only those who have studied this system since the first grade can understand it.
They called upon Minister of Education Ahmed Al-Isa to consider carefully their suffering and to facilitate their joining the teaching profession, arguing that they have become prisoners of blindness and unemployment.
Moussa Sarhan Al-Mutairi said that he graduated from the University of Qassim three years ago, and he wanted to join the field of education, but he bumped into the path that prefers those who can see. He pointed out that repeated calls on the Ministry of Education to consider their situations did not work.
Abdullah Al-Azmi, from Buraidah, specializes in Arabic language, said that the visually impaired were trapped and professional opportunities were very few; he wished the minister of education would take into consideration the suffering and not put obstacles in front of them. He suggested that the visually impaired have overcome all obstacles they have faced in Qassim, Hail, Tabuk and Madinah.
Abdullah Al Harthy complained of unemployment, although he graduated from King Abdul Aziz University, specializing in psychology three years ago, and has a higher diploma in education.
He said: “We asked the former minister of education, Azzam Al-Dakhil, to consider our situation and he promised to find a solution, but nothing new. We hope that the new minister, Ahmed Al-Isa, would consider this case, especially since the majority of blind people hold advanced degrees.”
Mogbel Al-Rougy, a graduate of Islamic studies, complained about the neglect of the visually impaired and said: “Why do they accept us in universities, if we are not suitable for the teaching?”
