Another call has been made for the legal framework to be put place to ensure persons with disabilities (PWDs) can independently exercise their right to vote if that is their choice.
Programme Coordinator of the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) Ganesh Singh yesterday said that while he knows this cannot be done for the March 2nd elections, his organisation will be lobbying the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) over the next five years to ensure that it is a reality for the 2025 polls.
“We are hoping after elections to do some work… lobbying for legislative changes to provide a legal framework so that systems for elections in Guyana can be more inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities,” Singh said.
