Job exclusion absurd, says Humphrey

Unemployment for persons with disabilities is “ridiculously high”, observed Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey yesterday.

During debate on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2024, in the House of Assembly, the minister estimated that the number of people with disabilities accounted for about 15 to 20 per cent of the country’s population but said a better figure would come with surveys and the registration of such people.

“It is absurd, and I remember...