"WE WILL, WE CAN AND WE WILL SHOW YOU" |Twins urge employers to see beyond Disability.

"We will, we can and we will show you,"

those are the words from two County Derry sisters, who have launched a public campaign, calling on all employers to give disabled people a chance.

Twin sisters, Chloe and Judith MacCombe (21) from Claudy, suffer from a rare form of albinism, which means that they only have 30% of normal vision. BBC Reports.

Growing up, the young women have never let theirdition hold them back, they have excelled in all areas including education, sport and music.

After completing their studies at Limavady Grammar School, the sisters went on to graduate with a degree in Geography from The Ulster University in Coleraine.

However, since graduating, the girls have faced their biggest challenge to date- trying to secure jobs.

In a bid to encourage employers to see beyond the disability, Chloe and Judith called upon charity, Fixers, which helps young people fix the future.

With the help of Fixers, the girls have now released a documentary-style film to raise awareness about their eyesight and the challenges they face.

Speaking to the County Derry Post this week, Chloe said that they would love to find a job within the geography field, however they are now 'so desperate' that they would 'take anything'.

Chloe said: "After we graduated, we applied for jobs that were best suited to our skills. We would love a job in online mapping but finding anything has proved difficult. It seems that once employers see that we have a disability, we're ruled out immediately.We've had employers come back and say that because I have a visual impairment they don't want to continue my application. I applied for a job in retail and I was told that because of my eyesight, they don't think I would be able to keep up with the standards expected."

She continued: "We must have sent off hundreds of applications. Getting back rejection letter after rejection letter, is disheartening. It is so frustrating that employers are not even giving us a chance. At this stage, we are so desperate, we would take anything."

She added: "We have never let our disability hold us back, we just get on with it and find other ways around. We've proved that through school and getting our degrees. We do karate, rowing, surfing and we used to play rugby. We both play the clarinet and guitar and Judith plays the flute.We're more than capable of doing what normal sighted people can do. We just want employers out there to see that. We can, we will and we will show you," she said.

Concluding, Chloe said: "Discrimination isn't supposed to happen anymore but that's how we feel. We hope that by telling our story, it will change how employers look upon everyone with a disability and see them for the person they are and what they can do, not what they can't do."

Source: www.derrynow.com.