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Former independent senator Ian Roach says that despite the historic appointment of Trinidad and Tobago’s first visually impaired senator, the State still falls short in adequately accommodating the disabled community.
Roach was responding to the appointment of Alicia Pauline Lalite-Ettienne, who was sworn in as an Independent Senator on Friday.
The wheelchair-bound attorney, who served in the 11th Parliament from 2013 to 2015, welcomed President Christine Kangaloo’s decision. He said it shows that people with varying disabilities can make significant contributions to national development.
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