KOTA KINABALU: Ahar Tabe who was born blind received his Bachelor of Social Science with Honours (Sociology and Social Anthropology) degree at Universiti Malaysia Sabah's (UMS) 23rd convocation ceremony, here.

The fifth of seven siblings from Tawau said that he faced a lot of challenges in pursuing tertiary education due to his disability.

"It is undeniable that everything requires eyesight, so I utilised creativity to solve it. The current technological advancement has also helped people with disability like me to face such challenges," he said in a statement.

Ahar attributed his success to UMS which provided the necessary facilities to help him and other disabled undergraduates in completing their studies.

The university has an OKU Management Centre which specifically manages matters related to people with disabilities.

"UMS provides special transportation for students with disabilities. We just call the bus and it will be sent to our class.

"I am glad to get to this level, despite the many challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic," he added.

Ahar is now undergoing six months of job training at a local company.