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Seeing beyond the disability
OCTOBER marks National Disability Employment Awareness month when those with disabilities in the working environment are celebrated and recognised and awareness about disability employment issues raised.
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Bill to detail rights of disabled
THE rights of the disabled will be made clear through the passage of a Bill that is nearing its completion for presentation to Parliament.
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Chinese Embassy donates tablets for persons with disabilities
THE Chinese Embassy donated more than 10 tablets to the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development for persons with disabilities yesterday.
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Disabilities Bill 'has not been forgotten'
THE final draft of the proposed Disabilities Bill is nearing completion and will be presented to Cabinet, Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin said yesterday.
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Disabled left to live a half life
DISABLED people in the Bahamas are subject to a half-life that is starved of opportunities, according to cancer survivor and amputee Erin Brown yesterday.
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Griffin signs protocl on disability rights
SOCIAL Services and Community Development Minister Melanie Griffin signed the protocol ratifying the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities on behalf of the Bahamas on Monday.
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Disability legislation brings 'dawn of a new day'
THE Persons with Disabilities - Equal Opportunities Bill 2014 was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday with Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin heralding the move as “the dawn of a new day”.
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Disabled access - we must do more
SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday that too many commercial and publicly used buildings remain only partially accessible to people with disabilities despite a long-passed deadline for them to be in compliance with the law. The deadline passed on December 31, 2017.
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Parking in a disabled bay - you’ll be fined
UNAUTHORISED use of disabled parking spaces will soon result in cash fines as a measure to deter the practise, Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday.
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Disabled parking
EDITOR, The Tribunes1 Re: Parking in a disabled bay - You’ll be fined.
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Blindness is not a 'contagious disease'
ONE OF the most annoying things about living with a disability is having your abilities overlooked, said Genevieve Evans, a retired Bahamian teacher. She has intimate experience with people focusing on what she cannot do instead of focusing on what can do.
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'Handicapped' over disabled building access
The level of access disabled people have to Bahamian commercial buildings is “awful” because of an inability to enforce the law, a private sector executive blasted yesterday.
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Ground broken on special needs facility
GOVERNMENT officials yesterday held a ground breaking ceremony for a multi-service centre for adults with developmental disabilities.
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Complying with Disabilities Bill 'the right thing to do'
WHILE it may be “difficult” for the private sector to comply with the recently passed Disabilities Bill, business owners know it is “the right thing to do,” a Chamber of Commerce official said yesterday.
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"I am disabled but able" - Entrepreneur overcomes spina bifida challenges
People often assume that those with disabilities mostly lead unhappy, unfilled lives. However, research conducted over the years and testimonials by individuals like Edvenna Major prove the opposite to be true – that many disabled people experience s
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Parliament failing to cater for those with disabilities
DESPITE Parliament passing the Persons with Disabilities Act four years ago, a wheelchair-bound woman had to be carried up the stairs of the House of Assembly by three men to attend yesterday’s session.This is not uncommon, as the building is not out
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Wheelchair donation a gift of hope
CHINA donated 15 wheelchairs to The Bahamas in a ceremony on Friday.
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Rights in Zimbabwe
It is beyond belief that the Zimbabwean government is failing to respect disabled people and empower them so that they can have decent standards of living.
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Camp offers ‘a unique opportunity’
THE Bahamas Coalition for Disability Awareness and Services’ Camp Inclusion ’22 is underway at the Anatol Rodgers High School - providing a unique opportunity for disabled and not so disabled persons to come together.
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Businesses scramble over disability deadline
NEARLY one month since the deadline passed for all buildings to be made easily accessible to persons with disabilities, the business community seems to be scrambling to comply with the law despite having nearly two years to do so.Speaking to The Trib
