devices to compensate for their disabilities and limit their disadvantages, thus making life easier to live. As a result of their vulnerability, they have become poorer and are viewed as being non-productive. Right to Education 462. Most PWDs have a lower level of education compared with other citizens, because they lack access to good educational institutions that would cater for their needs. Even though primary education has been made available to all children, the reality for young PWDs is that conventional education does not meet their special learning needs, and there are few schools catering for such needs. Employment 463. Access to formal employment is harder for PWDs, given their low literacy levels. Even those who are reasonably or well educated are discriminated against in the employment sector. Most employees are reluctant to employ PWDs, even when they have the capacity to work, which leads to their poor social welfare. Most disabled employees occupy lowly positions and receive the minimum wage. 464. Those disabled by the war, who previously made a living from agriculture, are now unable to do so. There are few training centres where PWDs can engage in alternative gainful forms of economic employment. PWDs reported to the CRM that they lack a structural space for engaging in dialogue over their problems, and that the MMAS does not consult them on their priorities in order to include these in its budgets or strategic plans. Accessibility 465. There are several limitations to PWDs’ mobility and communication. The physical infrastructure does not allow them to access public institutions and in most buildings structures such as elevators and washrooms are not PWD friendly. Freedom of movement for PWDs is severely limited for those with mobility disabilities. According to the Constitution, sign language development is to be spearheaded by the state, but has not been well developed, nor has awareness of its value been raised in the media. This limits the ability of PWDs with hearing disabilities to receive and impart communication. 466. The private sector in Mozambique has not invested much towards improving facilities for PWD. Public transport is not disability friendly and the public road system in most areas does not have even basic markers, such as zebra crossings, to allow PWDs using wheelchairs to cross roads safely. Even the placement of ATM machines restricts access by PWDs. 157