March 2023

Dr. Glenville Liburd, Caribbean CBR

Dr. Glenville Liburd, MBBS DA (UWI); FFARCS(Ire); FRCA(UK) has served as the Chair of the Caribbean Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Network’s Steering Committee from April 2014. He is increasingly being recognized throughout the Caribbean as a critical resource on disability issues and has worked consistently in the assessment and support of persons with disabilities, serving

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360 Access

Madonna Long and Joanne Peterson are the founders of 360-Access. An auto accident rendered Joanne less than fully mobile. After learning to walk again, she used canes and crutches to get around and have recently added a scooter and oxygen to her devices. When Madonna was 18 years old, her High School bus was returning

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Marco Pasqua : A captivating speaker who happens to have a disability

Marco Pasqua has been speaking to audiences since he was 10 years old. Having Cerebral Palsy and using a manual wheelchair to get around most of the time, has in no way dampened his spirits, and his impact as an inspirational speaker is profound. When he speaks, people listen, not out of politeness because he

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Tony Coelho: Co-Author of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and this year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush in 1990.  Since then, many physical barriers that once prevented people with disabilities from having the same access to public buildings and establishments as

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Best Buddies

Annie Gable celebrates her victory with a big hug from her Buddy, Ian Curly, from the Best Buddies chapter at Haverford High School in Havertown, PA. For over 30 years, Best Buddies programs have helped to create more inclusive communities across the United States and around the world. When founder, Anthony Kennedy Shriver developed the

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I’m just ike you, but different

Childhood Disabilities Parent Advocate Christine Staple Ebanks Releases New Book Virtually, I’m Just Like You But Different: A story about living with cerebral palsy Somerset, New Jersey, United States, October 14, 2020.  “I’m just like you but different: A story about living with cerebral palsy” was recently released by author Christine Staple Ebanks during a virtual book

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Achieving Learning Success through Parent Collaboration

(On the Caribbean island of Dominica) The management, the teachers, and the parents of the Achievement Learning Centre (ALC) have developed a new appreciation for their slogan: “Turning Potential into Possibilities”. Like many organizations across the globe, Achievement Learning Centre has been negatively affected by the onslaught of COVID-19. In addition to the issues caused by this, they were

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