AIR TRAFFIC controller is a job which demands 20/20 vision – but that hasn’t stopped airport bosses from advertising the job in braille.
St. Mary’s airport on the Isles of Scilly claim they were forced to advertise the £36,000 job to blind people because of equal opportunity guidelines.
The advert said that all applicants must have excellent vision in order to guide aircraft safely into the hilltop airport, which is often fogbound.
But under this was the note: “If you require this document in an alternative language, in larger text, Braille, easy read or in an audio format, please contact the Community Relations Officer.”
The Civil Aviation Authority says all air traffic controllers have to meet international standards and pass a medical, including a stringent eye test.
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