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Independent Senator Alicia Lalite-Ettienne called on government to act urgently to meet its constitutional and international obligations to people with disabilities and those who are differently-abled.

Lalite-Ettienne, who is legally blind, tabled a private members’ motion in the Senate on November 26, urging the state to produce a comprehensive national strategic plan, including a legislative framework, to remove barriers facing disabled citizens within the next year.

It was the first private members’ motion debated in the current Senate session.