Blind Beauty
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
In Jordan, the first group of blind beauty students have become certified to work as beauticians. The truth of the matter is that those who are disabled have very little chance to make a living in Jordan and even those who find jobs, struggle to fit in in the workforce. That’s when Maram Nawas came up with the idea to teach blind women a skill with a beauty career.
At first, Nawas was met with extreme criticism and no one took her idea seriously, claiming she simply had too much time on her hands. The idea, to most, was preposterous. How could you teach blind individuals to work in a career that depends on helping another by enhancing their appearance to the general eye?
It seems that Nawas has been successful and she is working hard to go further. Her first group of beauty students have become certified and she is looking to get them eventually licensed as well. She has also just started another class for new students and an advanced class for returning beauty students. For these women who have been met with adversity in their lives, they are finally being given a chance to give something of themselves to the world. One student expressed her excitement at the prospect of becoming a hairdresser’s assistant.
These beauty students in this Jordan beauty school were mainly instructed to apply makeup and complete basic hairstyling tasks simply by touch. You can imagine that there is a learning curve with these things and Nawas has worked hard to instruct her students. It is by her example and this pioneer group of beauty students that will hopefully change the lives of these blind ladies for the better.
-Amanda Fornecker
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