The disabled community is appealing to the authorities to do all that is possible to make it easier for them to get around on public transportation. President of Wheelchair Foundation of Barbados Inc Lionel Weekes said this morning it was time that the public transportation system was equipped to accommodate […]
This Saturday, when 18 intellectually disabled young adults don caps and gowns, they will take a significant step on their journey to full inclusion in the Barbadian society. The graduates of the Special Olympics Barbados Outreach and Skills Training Programme, funded by the European Union, are all Special Olympics athletes. […]
In an interview recently with EASY at the charity’s headquarters at Golf Club Road, Christ Church, Natasha said she decided to raise more awareness about autism and offer support to parents dealing with autistic children. “I started the charity. I started in April for National Autism Awareness Month. I’m a […]
Check out our facebook page and watch our President Maria Holder Small as she commemorates the Month of the Disabled 2018. We’ve got a full calendar of activities coming up this month which we hope you’ll be there to support. Watch the video on Facebook.
Massy car park Warrens was the scene of our latest educational endeavors, though not well attended by invited guest, the event itself was a huge success. Attendees were able to experience first hand the difficulties faced by persons with disabilities when embarking or disembarking from vehicles (especially in wheelchairs) when […]
The Ministry of Social Care is in the process of enacting legislation to protect the disabled community and a draft Bill is now before the Chief Parliamentary Counsel. In her address on Thursday at the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados’ Midterm Delegates’ Conference at the Courtyard […]
Local officials have suggested that Barbados could be losing out on hundreds of visitors and crucial tourism dollars from the disabled community because the island is not fully ready to cater to their needs. And they are warning tourism officials as well as government to move with haste in putting […]
The problems that beset the recruitment and employment of workers with disabilities might be the failure of successive governments to put into law a Disabilities Act, a Fair Labour Standards Act or a Code of Employment Practice. That’s the view of General Secretary of the Congress of Trade Unions and […]
An initiative of Barbados Council for the Disabled 2017 Persons with disabilities have dreams like everyone else. They dream of pursuing a career in a variety of fields or, of achieving skills in a range of areas. Sadly, there are not always enough avenues opened to help them realise their potential. Individuals […]
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