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MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused devastating consequences for individuals and countries across the world. It has impacted in a significant way, more than others, persons with disabilities. The crisis has exacerbated old problems that have served to restrict and isolate persons with disabilities from mainstream society. This has been the experience for the majority of persons with disabilities in the Caribbean.

BULLETIN NO. 1

We wish to express our profound appreciation to all who have expressed an interest in the upcoming UWI Centre for Disability Studies Regional Disability Conference, scheduled for March 10-11, 2020. We urge interested individuals and participants to pay attention to these bulletins, of which this is the first.
1. Individuals who will be presenting are strongly encouraged to complete their papers and submit by the latest February 15.
2. In addition to the established guidelines for papers, presenters should pay attention to the following:

DBST1000 COURSE OUTLINE 2019

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
CENTRE FOR DISABILITY STUDIES

COURSE TITLE: Understanding Persons with Disabilities
SHORT TITLE: Understanding PWDs
SUBJECT CODE: DBST
COURSE NUMBER: 1000
CONTACT HOURS: 39
CREDIT HOURS: 3
ACADEMIC CREDITS: 3
LEVEL: UG 1
EFFECTIVE TERM: Semester 1 2018-2019
TERM BEGIN: Semester 1
TERM EXAMINED: Semester 1
EQUIVALENT COURSE: N/A
GRADE MODE: Standard
PREREQUISITE(S): None

TEACHING METHODS

DBST2000 COURSE OUTLINE 2019

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
UWI CENTRE FOR DISABILITY STUDIES

COURSE TITLE: Disability, Law and Society
SHORT TITLE: Disability, Law and Society
SUBJECT CODE: DBST
COURSE NUMBER: 2000
CONTACT HOURS: 39
CREDIT HOURS: 3
ACADEMIC CREDITS: 3
LEVEL: UG 2
EFFECTIVE TERM: Semester 2 2018-2019
TERM BEGIN: Semester 2
TERM EXAMINED: Semester 2
EQUIVALENT COURSE: N/A
GRADE MODE: Standard
PREREQUISITE(S): DBST1000

TEACHING METHODS

DBST3000 COURSE OUTLINE 2019

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
CENTRE FOR DISABILITY STUDIES

Press release on visit to the United Nations COSP

Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, Director for the UWI Centre for Disability Studies, at the recently held Conference of States Parties on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held from June 11-13, 2019, called for special considerations to be given to non-governmental organizations catering to persons with disabilities in the Caribbean. According to Senator Dr. Morris, “With the classification of countries in the Caribbean as middle income earners, grant funding is being shifted to other poorer countries.

CARICOM appoints Special Rapporteur on Disability

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has appointed a Special Rapporteur on Disability, as it works towards an inclusive Region for persons with disabilities. The Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Health, in September 2018, endorsed the recommendation that Senator Dr. Floyd Morris be appointed to the position, and “urged Ministries of Health to facilitate the Special Rapporteur in the conduct of his duties at the national level”. Dr.

CARICOM appoints Special Rapporteur on Disability

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has appointed a Special Rapporteur on Disability, as it works towards an inclusive Region for persons with disabilities. The Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Health, in September 2018, endorsed the recommendation that Senator Dr. Floyd Morris be appointed to the position, and “urged Ministries of Health to facilitate the Special Rapporteur in the conduct of his duties at the national level”. Dr.

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