Kathmandu, July 22 -- Rupa Aryal has always had a hard time finding a job because of her mobility disability. During a hospital visit for a fever when she was two years old, a spinal injection from a doctor damaged her leg. Now she walks with the help of crutches and a leg brace.

After repeatedly facing judgment from employers who didn't think she was capable of working, Aryal decided to take matters into her own hands four years ago.

"I decided it's time to stop looking for work and give myself a job," she said. So she started her own pickle-making business with the help of her mother; Aryal named the enterprise 'Aamaa Chhori Achar.'

"There's no doubt that people with disabilities have always faced challenges in finding the right work...