LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Several agencies in this province working hand-in-hand in sourcing out employment and livelihood opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWD) announced recently that there are promising careers for the physically-challenged in home-based online jobs.
Speaking at the “Employers and PESO (Provincial Employment and Services Office) Managers Disability Forum” at Salinas Restaurant in Lingayen last July 26, Pangasinan PESO Chief Alex Ferrer said foreign employers engaged in the online business have opened doors to PWDs.
Ferrer said that Virtual Assistant Training Center (VATC) Chief Operating Officer Marivic Sison-Verceles expressed willingness to conduct workshops for PWDs to train them on various online jobs such as content writers, researchers, encoding and others.
Meanwhile, Katipunan ng may Kapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc. (KAMPI) President Josephine de Vera told private companies that they are entitled for tax privileges and other incentives in return for employing PWDs.
In another development in Rizal province, National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) Executive Director Carmen Zubiaga said her office has been disseminating information to PWD organizations nationwide to inform the disabled about their rights to participate in the coming elections.
PWDs qualified to vote in next year’s polls are being enjoined to avail of the special registration to be given by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in their respective localities on August 11.
source: mb.com.ph