The government has done little to make education for the handicapped mandatory. And there are no tax policies to make it easier for us to do our work. The welfare of the handicapped is therefore mostly neglected as a result of the state's apathy, he added. Apart from education, there is a severe lack of social services and infrastructure for the handicapped. We are treated as second-class citizens.
Society is yet to realise that the blind have equal rights to the sighted.
The handicapped are discriminated against because we are seen as a burden on society. But we can contribute too if we are allowed to develop our full potential. The reality is only the privileged few get a decent education in our country. The foundation's painful decision to let go of some of its students has obviously embarrassed the Education Ministry. The day after it became news, the education authorities announced that the blind students who were studying at the Kaen Nakorn School could continue their studies.