Special workshops were held to create awareness about specially-abled people in corporate jobs. This workshop was held on Thursday (8 December 2022) at the head office of Unilever Bangladesh in Tejgaon of the capital.
The workshops organized by a2i defined the ‘specially-abled’ persons, their rights and shed light on the protection of the specially-abled persons in the workplace.
Apart from the session titled ‘Disability Sensitization and Digital Inclusion Training (DDT), it was highlighted before the trainees that how these specially-abled people are contributing to the national needs despite overcoming physical disabilities.
Bhaskar Bhattacharya, National Accessibility Consultant of a2i, conducted a session as a shining example of how people are spreading the light of technology despite their lack of eyesight.
The sessions were organized to make the corporate sector more disability-friendly on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, The senior officials including Ashfaq Zaman, Strategic Communication Advisor of a2i and Javed Akhtar, CEO of Unilever Bangladesh were present among others in the program.