Accessibility remains one of the biggest challenges for persons with disabilities and it places limitations on them particularly as regards the level the education they are able to attain.
During the celebration of Rehabilitation Week last week, Director of the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre Cynthia Massay noted this with concern, pointing out at least two instances where this was the case.
The centre caters to the needs of those with disabilities and after 50 years, continues to set an example by filling a gap that exists in the mainstream education system, and by extending its services beyond educating, to providing employment for persons with special needs.
Aside from the lack of physical access, Massay pointed out that there are
