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64. Some state agencies and private companies do not know what kind of

work persons with disabilities can do. Others are hesitant to employ

persons with disabilities because they do not want to make adjustments to

physical environment to accommodate them. A person with mental

disability was reported to leave the job because she was stigmatized by

her co-workers. Some companies have employed persons with disabilities

to carry out public work or engage in sports activities for public relations

purposes, but such kind of employment is not recognized by the

government. State agencies have not set good example in employing

persons with disabilities because the 2007 Empowerment of Persons with

Disabilities Act provides for enforcement measures in relation to the

employment of persons with disabilities by private companies only and

not by state agencies, resulting in a higher employment rate in the private

sector.

65. Recommendation: Concerned agencies should disseminate information

on the kind of work that can be done by persons with disabilities of different

types to entrepreneurs, private companies and other state agencies for use in

job recruitment. They should accept the hiring of persons with disabilities to

do public work or engage in sports activities for public relations purposes

of business organizations as an employment in accordance with the 2007

Act. State agencies should employ more persons with disabilities to set

good example for the private sector.