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April 09, 2007
Intellectually impaired persons can deliver if given opportunities
Ms. Swee Lan YEO sent us the following article about members of the United Voice appeared on the newspaper, "Star Metro."
The article was written by VIVIENNE PAL
Women at work: Yeong (standing) supervising Eleanor as she works on the Saori loom.
We are all guilty of it – we have, at least once in our lifetime, underestimated the capabilities of the intellectually impaired. Some of us still do. But, given the chance, these people will amaze you with how they can fit in the “normal” working world.
FILING documents in sequence leaves Eddy Koh in a bind, but the 31-year-old has an impeccable sense of direction, and despatches documents and passports to the various embassies and agencies punctually and efficiently – unsupervised.
He remembers the different closing times for the banks around his office and always checks the banking slips for mistakes before dropping them off.
Personnel at the banks, airlines and embassies know him by name and are extremely fond of him.
He is downright honest, and loitering during working hours is a sacrilege for him.
He hopes to continue his studies in Information Technology because “nowadays everything also IT mah...”
Unimpressed? Think again, for Koh is intellectually impaired.
A high-functioning slow learner, Koh is a valued employee at World Discovery Travel (M) Sdn Bhd, and has worked there for seven years.
The article is continued, so click below,
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/5/central/17065267&sec=central
Posted by jicafriends at April 9, 2007 06:24 PM