Any of us could incur a disability due to an accident, illness
or ageing and yet we often fail to understand the needs of this
group - which can be many and varied.
A person's needs could consist of having a ramp to access a
building, or a traffic light with sound for those with vision
problems, or having spaces for a wheelchair or reserved seats on
public transport. Let's imagine for a moment that all
books were in Braille, that all orders in a cafeteria were made in
sign language or that all streets had only ramps and not stairs.
Difficult, right?
This is already complicated in everyday life, but it is even
more so in the workplace, where more than 70% of jobs in Peru are
informal, with no guarantees or protection for workers. Given this
reality, for some years now, the government has issued regulations
to promote equal opportunities for workers with disabilities. Thus,
the General Law for Persons with Disabilities establishes the
obligation for all employers
