Dignity and purpose

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Vocational training is a feature of many development programs, though often not available to people with a disability. Women with a disability are less likely than men to find employment. This visually impaired woman tells a story of how vocational training taught her to make household materials with bamboo that she could sell. She feels her income makes her more valued and gives her family a better life.

Persons with disabilities must have equal opportunities for productive and gainful employment in the labour market (DFID; 2000).

Photo: Bangladesh, Showkat Akber, BPKS/Caritas/AUSAid

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