The International Day of the Blind listening to blind people's helplessness, was "tied" on the massage bed

October 15 is the International Day of the Blind. Yesterday morning, Achon, a visually impaired person from Guangdong, staged a "Don't tie me on a massage bed" in a park in Guangzhou, calling on the public to pay attention to the problem of occupational segregation for the blind, hoping to free the blind from the massage industry and get more job opportunities.

"When it comes to working for the blind, people think of massages," he said. I think the blind occupation seems to have been ' kidnapped ' by such stereotypes. I hope that through this event, it will be known that many blind people can and will be more willing to engage in other jobs. Achon told reporters.

A blind occupation, "tied" to a massage bed.

Engaged in the massage industry for more than more than 10 years, Achon received a reporter telephone interview, not without regrets said: "I really do not have the heart to lay down accumulated so many years of massage experience." But from the bottom of my heart, I don't want to keep doing this industry. In fact, not only I, most blind friends, if there are other options, are not very happy to engage in massage work. ”

Therefore, the "International Blind Day" approaching, the Arab conflict has an idea, can the use of massage bed to express the voice of the blind? So, a theme of "Don't Tie Me to massage bed" performance art staged: Achon in a white coat, one hand was chained in the massage bed, the other hand tried to break free from the chain, escape massage bed. "More than 10 years of massage, massage parlors for me now, like a prison." "Tied" for so long, how much depression, how many people can understand? On the phone, Achon to reporters feeling.
In fact, we can do other work

"We were young people who were taught to work in massage later on, and the employment services provided by the Federation are focused on massage training," he said. In addition, the massage industry is now market management chaos, the development of depression, income is not too high. I hope the Government department can understand our present situation and listen to our voices. "The Zhengzhou visually impaired personage Wang Bing tells the reporter.

In fact, in addition to massage, the blind can also engage in psychological counseling, broadcasting host, operator, tuner, and some can be translated. However, in the digital and technologically developed today, although it also provides a lot of opportunities and facilities for the blind, but if the working methods and conditions do not provide the corresponding support, we are also difficult to compete with others, and to complete the work well. "Tian Jian, a person with visual disabilities in Zhengzhou.

learned that a campaign to carry out such an activity, has been concerned about the disabled employment rights of the visually impaired people Yang Renliang is very praise. "Although I'm not really blind, I'm almost pushed into the industry," he said. I am often asked where I do massage. 2011, the blind Lina candidates for broadcasting and hosting professional was rejected, can be seen in society for the Blind employment of intolerance. It is reported that in the United States the number of blind people can be engaged in more than 147, while in Germany there are 49 different types of special vocational skills training for the visually impaired. ”

Individualized employment support mechanism should be established

According to statistics, China currently has more than 16 million of the visually impaired, of whom about 7 million are blind. Huang Shihin, a researcher in Guangzhou, who has long been concerned about equal employment rights for people with disabilities, said in a telephone interview that the blind were discriminated against when they were educated, and that they could not escape it when they were employed. "First of all, the long stereotype, let blind friends be marginalized in the job market; On the other hand, the lack of individualized needs of the visually impaired in terms of working methods and working conditions has made it difficult for people with visual impairments to integrate into the mainstream labour market, thus losing the opportunity to receive vocational education or training in the general employment market. ”

Henan Lin GE law firm lawyer Zhu Yu that to eliminate occupational segregation of the blind, the most important thing is to establish a personalized employment support mechanism. "2008, our country has acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, which raises the important point of recognizing the right of the handicapped to work on an equal footing with others, including the opportunity to be open, inclusive and in a labour market and working environment that does not constitute an obstacle to the handicapped, The right to choose or accept work freely for a living. It also includes providing reasonable facilities for people with disabilities. ”

"The problem now is the lack of government-related laws and regulations, and many companies lack the incentive to provide reasonable convenience for the visually impaired, especially the blind, and the consequences of employment discrimination can only be borne by the deaf." With the necessary support, the blind can do a lot of other work. "Zhu Yu said. (Konfange)