ISSUES TO CONSIDER BY LECTURERS FOR REMOTE TEACHING AND EXAMINATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
By Senator Floyd Morris, PhD
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:
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
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
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
CENTRE FOR DISABILITY STUDIES
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.
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.
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.
“Nothing about us, without us” is the mantra for persons with disabilities globally. I have drawn for this quotation amidst a sensationally written article in the Gleaner on Sunday May 21, 2017, captioned: “Disappointing the disabled- UWI plans to make the Mona campus disabled friendly-going at snail’s pace.” In the article, the author sought to assess UWI Mona’s efforts to make the institution friendly for persons with disabilities and in this assessment, basically gave the institution a failing grade.
