Colleagues' support creates helpful work environment

Ms Ruth Sze suffered a severe spinal cord injury in 2014 which resulted in partial paralysis. She now walks at a slower pace and has a limited range of motion in her fingers. PHOTO: COURTESY OF RUTH SZE
Ms Ruth Sze suffered a severe spinal cord injury in 2014 which resulted in partial paralysis. She now walks at a slower pace and has a limited range of motion in her fingers. PHOTO: COURTESY OF RUTH SZE
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Ms Ruth Sze suffered a severe spinal cord injury in 2014 which resulted in partial paralysis. She now walks at a slower pace and has a limited range of motion in her fingers.

"As a person with physical disabilities, what I fear most is any wrong perception of my ability to perform the job," said Ms Sze, a data administration manager at the Ministry of Education (MOE).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 29, 2020, with the headline Colleagues' support creates helpful work environment. Subscribe