The educational sector is set to be transformed, but there is still a need to look at how to ramp up special needs and disability-inclusive education across the island.
That’s according to consultant for the National Committee Monitoring the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Project, Professor Dwayne Devonish.
He was speaking during the presentation of Barbados’ inaugural report for the United Nations to the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs.
Professor Devonish says many notable strides have been made for people living with disabilities, but challenges prevail in the educational sector.
He says a gross deficit remains, not just from the technological and infrastructural components, but also in skill sets and competencies.
Meanwhile, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jehu Wiltshire, says the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities now shifts the perspective on disability from impairment to a social model, focusing on social barriers and societal attitudes that prevent individuals from fully participating in society.
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