1,000 J’cans added to disabilities register since COVID - Schooling still a challenge for PWDs, says Hendricks

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1,000 J’cans added to disabilities register since COVID - Schooling still a challenge for PWDs, says Hendricks

More than 1,000 persons with disabilities have been added to the registry of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) since March 2020, an influx caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of people who reached out to the council...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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