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• The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) has partnered with the British Council to host an Inclusion and Diversity Summit on Wednesday (November 29) that will explore the economic and social value of making Kingston a more inclusive city for disabled persons.
• Executive Director of the JCPD, Christine Hendricks, told JIS News that the Summit is the first in a three-part conversation, to include policymakers and stakeholders examining the importance of transforming Kingston into an inclusive city for locals and visitors.
• Ms. Jacobs-Bonnick said recommendations out of the Summit will be used to inform discussions at a follow-up summit in early 2018. This will be used to establish the specific steps to implement measures for improving inclusion. A public forum will then be held to highlight the interventions identified in the previous activities