While Barbados has made strides in creating infrastructure for members of the disabled community to succeed, there is still a ways to go.
This is according to former President of the Senate, The Most Honourable Kerryann Ifill, and attorney and national advocate, Janeil Odle.
With last Thursday being marked globally as World Sight Day, they reflected on the highs and lows of Barbados’ continuing efforts to be accessible for all.
Ifill, president of the Caribbean Council for the Blind, and public relations officer of the National United Society of the Blind Barbados, said Barbadians must pay more attention to their eyes as cases of visual impairment were on the rise.
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