EGED stated that the wording “no health condition that prevents them from performing their duties as teachers” in the draft bill may pose significant risks to visually impaired teachers. EGED explained that visually impaired teachers already face difficulties in credentialing and that this article will exacerbate the problems.
If the rotation is applied to visually impaired teachers, accessibility will be removed
The statement also said that the article on rotation in the draft law will also cause problems with accessibility. The statement read as follows:
The requirement to work in the same institution for a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 12 years will create problems for teachers who have to work in schools that are accessible from their homes. Furthermore, if visually impaired teachers who are above the norm are confronted with administrative pressure and are forced to choose another school, this will lead to irreparable victimisation. For this reason, EGED recommends that visually impaired teachers continue to be officially excluded from appointment if they are above the norm or are included in the rotation.
Visually impaired teachers can be removed from the service
EGED pointed out that the proposal also contains problems related to return to service and stated that with the implementation of this article, visually impaired teachers run the risk of being dismissed from service by biassed administrators and inspectors of educational institutions under the pretext of their visual impairment, and called for this article to be completely removed from the draft.
To read the full statement: https://eged.org/node/1560