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The UWI Centre for Disability Studies Sixth Regional Disability Studies Conference will be held on April 16-17, commencing at 10:00AM on Tuesday April 16 with the opening ceremony. The conference will be held in the Eon Nigel Harris Conference Room at the UWI Regional Headquarters. The conference for this year will focus on employment of persons with disabilities and the theme is “Employment Creation: The Path to Sustainable Development for Persons with Disabilities”.

DAY 2

9:00-10:00AM The CRPD and the Right to Work and employment of Persons with Disabilities - Dr. Samuel Kabue

10:00-11:00AM The Road to Change-Employing Persons with Disabilities - Miss Denise Daley

11:30-12:30PM Labour Market Antecedents of Success - Dr. Annicia Gayle Geddes

12:30-1:00PM Employers Views of Wage Equality for Persons with Disabilities - Dr. Bephyer Parey

1:00-1:30PM Enhancing Disability Literacy for Employment and Employability - Dr. Bridgette Hinds

2:30-3:30PM Where are they now? - Dr. Shakeisha Scott and Marilyn McKoy

DAY 1

11:30-12:30PM Employing Persons with Disabilities: Perspectives from Employers - Ms. Annette Morrison and Miss Daveanna-Kaye Reid

12:30-1:30PM Preparing Persons with Disabilities for Employment in the Labour Market Miss Pamela Archer and Miss Susan Hamilton

2:30 - 3:30pm Reasonable Accommodations and the Employment of Persons with Disabilities - Dr. Kwasi Tonge and Mrs. Kimberley Hinds-Heron, Chairperson

3:30-4:30PM Legislation and the Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Jamaica - Mrs. Marian Williams Shirley