Around the World - Disabled, professional, Jamaican

Disabled professional. Jamaican finding employment is often hard for persons with disabilities. PW DS in Jamaica because of the public's perception of their inability. According to the 2016 Jamaica survey of living conditions, more than 80% of PW DS in Jamaica were unemployed. In 2014. The year 2014 was also when the Jamaican government passed the Disabilities Act, which was meant to be a way of protecting the rights of PW DS including the right to employment. However, for most qualified PW DS employment is still a dream after a car accident, vlogger, Deanna Ray Clayton became physically disabled and suffered brain damage that changed her Jamaican accent to a British one with her unexpected new British accent. Clayton hoped to become a voice actor but it hasn't been easy to make this happen. My neurologist can give me a letter which states that my brain damage will not affect my day to day work. Clayton explains, but I've been told based on my series of disabilities. If a company hires me, I'll always be a liability because they are taking a chance on me. The Disabilities Act which officially came into effect in 2022 promises a legal framework for the formal employment of PW DS in Jamaica. However, old infrastructure, as well as social and economic deficiencies, make it difficult to realize this goal. In 2018, UNICEF recommended a national apprenticeship or internship program in Jamaican companies to increase public confidence in the potential of qualified PW DS. Damien Rose is a blind sound engineer. He hosts two internet radio programs and co owns a music production house. But he's also had challenges on the job market. The last time I applied for a job in Jamaica was 2013. Rose says it wasn't a pleasant experience. I was asked, how will you function around the computer? Even though I explained that we use screen readers, it was like breaking down a brick wall change. It seems can only happen by fighting discrimination. Head on the executive director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with disabilities J CPD. Doctor Christine Hendricks said culture and behavior take time. But when the mechanisms of the J CPD start rolling, those who would have been hard hearted would have to go as far as a tribunal to settle those matters through clear legal policy and education. It is hoped that the situation of Jamaican PW DS will improve.