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The Disabilities Act 2014 – Effective on Valentine’s Day 2022

 The Disabilities Act, 2014, take effect Today, February 14, but what does this really mean for Jamaicans, persons with disabilities, businesses, the government, stakeholder groups, and the wider public.

“Highlight the person, not the disability” – Jennings

GUEST: 

Dione Jennings, Chief Technical Director Assigned to the Jamaica Council For Persons With Disabilities

Stephenie Spencer, Interpreter


Tashi Widmer, Hearing Impaired

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