Blind association wants homes for people with disabilities

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July 22, 2025

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Blind association wants homes for people with disabilities

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Sascha Wilson

The T&T Blind Welfare Association (TTBWA) is urging the Government to allocate a percentage of the 20,000 housing units it plans to build to people with disabilities.

Their request followed Sunday’s pre-budget consultation in Port-of-Spain, in which Minister in the Housing Ministry Phillip Alexander revealed that the Prime Minister has mandated the construction and distribution of 20,000 homes over the government’s five-year term.

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