New Commission on Disability launched

Differently-abled youth dancers entertain attendees at the launch of the National Commission on Disability yesterday at the Regency Hotel (Photo by Anjuli Persaud)

The 10-member National Commission on Disability was yesterday launched and will be responsible for improving the quality of life by, among other measures, enforcing the almost two-year-old legislation to protect persons with disabilities.

At the ceremony held at the Regency Hotel, Georgetown, the commission was inaugurated with representatives of disabled persons’ organisations from across the country,