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Dr. Floyd Morris, head of the Centre for Disability Studies, UWI, and Gloria Goffe, Executive Director, Combined Disabilities Association
In the face of what they term flagrant disregard for the rights of people with disabilities, advocates are calling for an aggressive public education campaign to improve access to justice for this vulnerable group.
Some persons with disabilities told Radio Jamaica News that they are receiving less pay than their able-bodied colleagues for doing the same work while others are being barred from employment.
The Disabilities Rights Tribunal, which became operational in 2023, is the body set up to hear complaints about discrimination and other breaches of the Disabilities Act.
Dr. Floyd Morris, head of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and Executive Director at Combined Disabilities Association Gloria Goffe have asserted that many people with disabilities are still not clear on how to file a complaint with the tribunal.
Dr Morris wants the Jamaica Council of Persons with Disabilities to embark on a public education campaign to increase awareness about the Tribunal.
Gloria Goffe believes the government needs to dedicate more funding to organizations that seek to promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Miss Goffe argues that limited resources are to be blamed for the rampant discrimination experienced by members of this vulnerable group.
She is reminding aggrieved persons that there is a limitation on when they can file a complaint of discrimination
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