Hope on horizon for legislation to protect disabled
(CNS): Given that the Bill of Rights that Cayman finally settled on does not offer rights to people with disabilities, the need for legislation to protect the more vulnerable members of the community from discrimination is widely accepted as long overdue. This week Minister of Education Rolston Anglin, and his Chief Officer Mary Rodrigues said that the ministry would be supporting the development of new legislation based on a report which was tabled in the House more than four months ago.
Since then, the committee has been drafting instructions for new legislation, promoting the report to the wider community, receiving public feedback on the report, and looking at policies which can be executed prior to the implementation of the law to improve the lives of the disabled as soon as possible.
Anglin reiterated his commitment to continuing the work of these committees. “After careful review I am anxious to continue this work and take the report forward to the next stages which will involve public review and debate,” Anglin said. “Persons with disabilities in Cayman have long been pushed into the shadows, but through the work of these two committees and the development of this report, there is a much more positive future that our persons with disabilities and their families can look forward to.”
She also advised that the committee will strategise on how best to address critical needs for improvements in facilities, and will plan a comprehensive PR campaign.
“It is so important, not only to the persons themselves, but to their families too. I truly hope that we can move forward in a timely manner and I anticipate continuing my role on these two committees and working with the Ministry of Education on this initiative,” she said.
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Well done Rollie! We’re proud to see you handle that ‘judas kiss’ from Julianna so gracefully. We all know that Mac saw you as a threat, as you’d clearly be a much more respected LoGB, and set this up to get you out of his way.
Please consider joining up with KT and AM to help them form a more effective opposition. You’d do Cayman a great service by being part of an effective opposition to dictator Mac.
well done. long overdue.
Can we please deal with all forms of active discrimination in one bill? Otherwise it will be validation of other discrimination. I am sure that no-one in government actively supports discrimination on grounds of sexuality, so why not include that in the bill? It is needed in Cayman.