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Updated · Bangkok Post · Jun 15

Save the Children Thailand Unveils 46-Youth Study to Lift 8% Visually Impaired Employment

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Updated · Bangkok Post · Jun 15

Save the Children Thailand Unveils 46-Youth Study to Lift 8% Visually Impaired Employment

1 articles · Updated · Bangkok Post · Jun 15

Only 8% of people with disabilities are accepted into Thailand’s labour market, prompting Save the Children Thailand to present new research on improving jobs for visually impaired youths.
The “Dots to Dreams” study drew on interviews and focus groups with 46 visually impaired youths, 15 employers or HR staff, 10 CSO representatives, eight educators and two government officials.
Researchers said employer misconceptions are a central barrier, with many assuming all visually impaired applicants are fully blind or that workplaces require costly full-scale redesigns.
Examples from Dots Coffee and Vulcan Coalition challenged those assumptions, showing visually impaired staff can work in roles from coffee service to software engineering with targeted support and digital tools.
Save the Children has folded its five-part Life Skills for Success framework into a pilot training programme, aiming to prepare youths for work while helping employers build more inclusive hiring practices.

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Beyond changing minds, what economic policies can motivate Thai businesses to hire visually impaired talent on a much larger scale?

If Thai culture often views disability with pity, can technology and global standards alone overcome these deep-seated barriers to employment?

With only 8% of disabled Thais employed, is corporate bias the main barrier, or is the education system failing to prepare them?

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