Govt launches accessibility project at Parliament

The government is to begin a nationwide accessibility drive with an audit and improvement project at Parliament Buildings, as efforts intensify to give people with disabilities greater access to public spaces and a stronger voice in the development of legislation, Minister of People Empowerment Adrian Forde announced on Monday.

As a life skills programme for people living with autism was launched, Forde said the accessibility initiative, a collaboration with the Council for the Disabled, would begin with the Houses of Parliament before being expanded to government departments across the country.

“We have started a project in partnership with members of the Council for the Disabled to have an Access for All project, which will be officially launched in Parliament over the next couple of weeks,” Forde said.