by BGIS | Oct 31, 2019 | Ministry News
(Stock Photo) The Barbados Council for the Disabled, in collaboration with the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), will be conducting a survey targeted at the disabled community from Monday, November 4, to Friday, November 29. The survey is designed to...
by Joy Springer | Sep 26, 2019 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Amputee Ralph Best describes his wheelchair as “my feet”, while David Bernstein says the equipment has given him the ability to go wherever he wants to go. The two men were grateful recipients of wheelchairs donated by the Latter-Day Saints (LDS)...
by Joy Springer | Sep 20, 2019 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, has assured the disabled community in Barbados that Government is committed to addressing their transportation issues in a way that will give them the freedom to move around Barbados at will. Speaking...
by Paula Harper-Grant | Apr 24, 2018 | Ministry News
Members of the public are asked to note that there has been a change of numbers at the Barbados Council for the Disabled. The President can now be reached at 629-0575, while the Operations Manager’s new number is 629-0574. Persons trying to reach the Administrative...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 3, 2017 | Ministry News
Emergency responders and community volunteers will now be better able to communicate with the deaf during a disaster, after recently completing a sign language course. Police officers and members of the Barbados Coast Guard, the Barbados Fire Service and the District...