The National Coordination for the Blind Unemployed Graduates in Morocco has sent a letter to Head of Government to demand direct support for people who are blind or have low vision during the coronavirus pandemic.
The organization also called for “transparency and equality in generalizing support for people who are blind or have low vision and the people with special needs in general”, reports Morocco World News
“We could have dispensed the government from this demand if it had given us a grant or a compensation for the disability we emphasized on, in numerous demand files,” the organization said.
“The current situation between the hammer of the painful reality, the anvil of poverty and fragility, and being among the triangle of terror,” the letter continued, referring to COVID-19, poverty, and a lack of support.
The organization described the general situation of the unemployed blind community as “tragic” and “deteriorating” as they stopped practicing their daily activities due to the state of emergency.
