A disabled student who was rejected by employers can now follow his dream of being a mechanic after searching online for work and being inundated with job offers.<br /><br />Chatree Konwatcharathada, 22, was born without any lower limbs and only two fingers on his right hand. He grew up in a remote mountain tribe before moving to Mae Hong Son, northern Thailand 10 years ago.<br /><br />The youngster was not daunted by his mobility problems and followed his childhood dream of working on motorcycles by studying to be a mechanic.<br /><br />Yet despite completing the course and offering to work for free to prove himself, Chatreewas rejected by countless firms when he applied for apprenticeships because of his disability<br /><br />Chatree's college offered him an internal internship within the school, but Chatree refused the ''special treatment'' and continued applying for roles at active businesses.<br /><br />The young man has now been inundated with job offers after one of his posts seeking work in an online job hunters group was noticed earlier this week.<br /><br />Chatree wrote: "I am a junior mechanic student who needs an apprenticeship. I am looking for a company who will let me work without thinking of me as a handicapped person. <br /><br />"I am willing to do the work like all the other students. I can perform all the maintenance tasks just as well as other students. My disability will not be a problem."<br /><br />Chatree said he was delighted with the response and now wants to work and fulfil his dream of being a mechanic. <br /><br />He said: ''I might be disabled but I need to work like everybody else and to earn a living. How can I eat without a job? <br /><br />''I love being a mechanic and can do it to an excellent standard. I study very hard and learn every detail.<br /><br />''I'm happy now that people are finally giving me a chance to have a job. I will show how well I can work.''<br /><br />Chatree received numerous offers from companies, mechanic shops and also the national oil and gas company conglomerate, PTT, after his story spread online. <br /><br />College principal Thitima Rojwatcharapibal said all the students had been trained equally - and that Chatree had proved to be just as capable as the others.<br /><br />She said: "We do not look upon disability as a problem here. There might be some changes needed to match the ability of Chatree, but overall the courses are all the same.<br /><br />"He has been showing his ability to study and train like the other student, and that made me believe that he could succeed in his future programs.''<br /><br />Officers from the country's Department of Empowerment for Person with Disabilities are now planning to meet Chatree to help with funding for his future job searches.<br /><br />The footage was captured on September 23.
