{"id":26551,"date":"2025-02-09T03:47:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26551"},"modified":"2025-02-09T03:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:47:31","slug":"national-commission-on-disabilities-develops-new-five-year-strategy-for-disability-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/national-commission-on-disabilities-develops-new-five-year-strategy-for-disability-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"National Commission on Disabilities Develops New Five-Year Strategy for Disability Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire | January 28, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Commission on Disabilities (NCD) has embarked on a comprehensive process to develop a new five-year strategy aimed at improving the lives of persons living with disabilities in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative is being supported by several partners, including Canadian company Catalyst Advisor and UNICEF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stakeholders gathered to review and discuss the needs of individuals with disabilities, with the goal of ensuring their voices are heard in the strategy formulation process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NCD Chairman Ganesh Singh emphasized that the commission is keen on receiving feedback from those whose lives will be directly impacted by the strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singh noted that as the world and Guyana move towards digitization, ensuring that persons with disabilities have access to digital infrastructure is essential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also highlighted the need to address issues related to physical access to buildings, stressing the importance of updating and enforcing building codes to accommodate individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to accessibility, the strategy will focus on key areas such as access to justice, employment opportunities, health services, and education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singh called for increased partnerships with stakeholders to guarantee the rights of persons with disabilities, emphasizing that the commission alone cannot achieve these goals without external support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed strategic plan will guide the NCD\u2019s efforts from 2025 to 2029, aiming to foster a more inclusive society for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire | January 28, 2025 The National Commission on Disabilities (NCD) has embarked on a comprehensive process to develop a new five-year strategy aimed at improving the lives&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26552,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26551\/revisions\/26552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}