EMPLOYMENT | PWDs | KABUYE 

Simply because a person has a disability on their body, it does not mean that they cannot be efficient at their jobs. 

Many people with disability (PWDs) are capable of even outperforming other individuals if only they are given a chance, unfortunately, that employment opportunity eludes many disabled.

Nassif Kabuye, an IT specialist and a PWD says they face an accessibility problem to buildings when they go for interviews for jobs.

“I have ever gone for an interview in an organization,” Kabuye reveals. “It was on the hill and had stairs all over but there was no pass way for me.”

Kabuye, therefore, had to interview from outside the building and on a lower level, adding that some employers have a poor mindset. 

Currently unemployed, Kabuye said, "They think that if you are disabled, you cannot efficiently work like the person who does not have any issues."  

Norah Nabatanzi, a counsellor and unemployed says the biggest hurdle disabled people face is when employers lack confidence in them.

“They do not believe we can do the jobs well,” she says. “So, they leave us out.”

Another challenge some disabled people face is a lack of skills for jobs. 

Silvester Kasoozi, the country director of the Light to the World International Organisation, encouraged them to seek help.

“If you don’t have skills, come and talk to us,” he said. “We are here to help you walk the journey.”

Persons living with disabilities also face bias from people giving jobs. 

Deus Turyatemba (visually impaired), a manager for sustainability, delivery and inclusion at Stanbic bank intimates that sometimes organisations might be having a very good strategy but the people behind the jobs can be a problem.                    

“The respective individuals who are behind talent acquisition and resources then become an obstacle,” he observes.” They, therefore, stay in the way of persons with disabilities and prevent them from getting the opportunity.”