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UNICEF and JCPD sign agreement to modernise social protection system
KINGSTON, MAY 26, 2023 – UNICEF and the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding signalling their partnership and commitment to improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities and modernize the social protection system. According to the 2011 Census, t...
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Children with disabilities
Challenge, The extent to which children with disabilities can function, participate in society and lead fulfilling lives depends on the extent to which they are accommodated and included. No matter their story, every child has every right to thrive. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD...
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How new tech turns child with disability into his own teacher
[Scroll down to watch video] After a full day of school, as soon as six-year-old Ari gets home he wants to share what he has learned with his grandmother. He searches for “My Brain is My Boss” on his tablet and pulls up UNICEF’s Accessible Digital Textbook (ADT) on the BookFusion app. He’s clearly at ease manipula...
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Without limits: How a Jamaican girl with disabilities can learn
[Scroll down to watch video] At the crack of dawn, Shemoya Walker’s parents, Tameka and Kirkland, drop her off at Hope Valley Experimental School. Nestled among Kingston’s lush mountains, it is one of the few schools in Jamaica that caters to children with and without disabilities. Born with cerebral palsy, Shemoy...
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Families face "Triple Threat" in caring for children with disabilities – UNICEF report
KINGSTON, DECEMBER 02, 2022 – The monthly costs of caring for a child with disabilities far outstrip the income of many Jamaican families, according to UNICEF Jamaica. The report, Caring for Children with Disabilities: Managing the Triple Threat to Families Caring for Children with Disabilities: Managing the Tripl...
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Caring for Children with Disabilities: Managing the Triple Threat to Families
This document is a companion to the full report about the “Socio-economic Impact of Disability on Children and Access to Safety Nets". It summarizes three key areas of the study that present families with a triple threat to providing optimal care for children with disabilities (CWDs) ages zero to six: The financia...
Report
Study on Socio-Economic Impact of Disability on Children and Access to Safety Nets in Jamaica
The report presents the findings of the “Socio- Economic Impact of Disability on Children and Access to Safety Nets Study’’. The Study was commissioned by UNICEF Jamaica with the following objectives: Assess the type of care accessed by children (0-6 years) with a disability and the impact of this care on the fami...
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Special Olympics infographics: Inclusive health
For downloading and sharing, Stay in good health UNICEF Special Olympics Jamaica Stay in good health UNICEF/Special Olympics/2020 Keep checking up UNICEF Special Olympics Jamaica Keep checking up UNICEF/Special Olympics/2020 Special smiles & healthy hearing UNICEF Special Olympics Jamaica Special Smiles &...
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Checking-in with children with disabilities
“Are you having a good time using your tablets?” “YES!!!” shouts a chorus of students. It’s the International day for persons with disabilities and Jamaica’s Portfolio Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon Fayval Williams, is hosting a virtual check-in to learn from students with special needs, some o...
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UNICEF and Ministry of Education, Youth & Information host online check-in for children with special needs
KINGSTON, 5 December 2020 – The Ministry of Education, Youth & Information (MOEYI) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday held an online check-in session on the occasion of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD). The discussion was held to ascertain from students their v...
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Sometimes even heroes need a helping hand
When Miguel Murray goes to work, his children worry. A porter at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), he’s proud of his supporting role ensuring that patients can be treated. But that work comes with the added risk of potential exposure to COVID-19 facing Jamaica’s healthcare workers. “To be frank he...
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Infographics: parenting in COVID-19
For downloading and sharing, What is COVID-19? What is COVID-19? UNICEF/JCPD/2020 What are some of the signs that I might have COVID-19? COVID-19 UNICEF/JCPD/2020 Why do I need to sanitize? COVID-19 children with disabilities UNICEF/JCPD/2020 How do I sanitize? COVID-19 children with disabilities UNICEF/JCPD/2020 ...