A cross-section of people with special needs have expressed hopes that the upcoming Shura Council will help them with more inclusion in the labour market. They told local Arabic daily 'Arrayah' that the new members of the elected council should try to activate the stipulations of law no 2 for 2004, in particular regarding their employment at various government and private entities.
Accordingly, they `stressed that these entities should give them the adequate training before and after assuming the designated jobs and allow them to be promoted to higher posts.
Amir al-Mulla, executive director of Qatar Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs, said that the upcoming Shura Council should assume the task of activating the implementation of this law to achieve the set rates of employment of such category of people, especially since they have the required qualifications to undertake most of the targeted jobs. He stressed that employment of these people is a key component of the desired social integration.
Talib Afifa said the members of the Shura Council should suggest more draft laws for the protection of the rights of people with special needs, in particular on subsidising prostheses and assistive apparatuses, as the families concerned spend almost four times compared to a normal person. He added that the people with hearing disabilities need more sign language interpreters, especially at the universities. All such issues should be addressed adequately by the upcoming members of the Shura Council.
Nasser al-Kuwari said the Shura members should explore the possibility of working on a law that make it mandatory for companies and other employers to give the employees from among the people with special needs the necessary opportunities to progress in their jobs and assume higher and even leading positions that suit their qualifications.
Hussein Nazar said that the persons with special needs in the country hope that the upcoming Shura Council should issue a draft law for a national committee for the protection of their rights.
Amir al-Mulla, executive director of Qatar Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs, said that the upcoming Shura Council should assume the task of activating the implementation of this law to achieve the set rates of employment of such category of people, especially since they have the required qualifications to undertake most of the targeted jobs. He stressed that employment of these people is a key component of the desired social integration.
Talib Afifa said the members of the Shura Council should suggest more draft laws for the protection of the rights of people with special needs, in particular on subsidising prostheses and assistive apparatuses, as the families concerned spend almost four times compared to a normal person. He added that the people with hearing disabilities need more sign language interpreters, especially at the universities. All such issues should be addressed adequately by the upcoming members of the Shura Council.
Nasser al-Kuwari said the Shura members should explore the possibility of working on a law that make it mandatory for companies and other employers to give the employees from among the people with special needs the necessary opportunities to progress in their jobs and assume higher and even leading positions that suit their qualifications.
Hussein Nazar said that the persons with special needs in the country hope that the upcoming Shura Council should issue a draft law for a national committee for the protection of their rights.