The 3rd Biennial Conference on Disabilities Day 1 – Session 1

The two-day conference, organised by the Centre for Disability Studies (UWICDS) on the Mona campus, focused on the contribution of persons with disabilities in sports and culture in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.

It covered a range of topics, among them Employment Participation and Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities; Sports Management and Commercialisation; and Culture and Sports Inclusion and Access for persons with Disabilities.

Under the theme ‘Enhancing the Disability Agenda through Sports and Culture in the Caribbean’, the event featured presentations from Director of the centre, Senator Dr Floyd Morris, as well as several private- and public-sector entities on sport and cultural management.

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