I was reading the following on the Newsday and I really have more questions than answers. For instance the Minister of the People Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh said the centres will "release" parents and caregivers of persons with such disabilities, allowing them to seek paid employment. But then he says the centres will be manned by mothers of children with cerebral palsy. He said the caregivers will be employed under the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) and they will be given a stipend of $85 to provide assisted support to persons with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. $85 dollars?
I hope this is not (once again) a bunch of untrained people (and I don't mean just completing a course! which seems to be the way they run things here) but at least a Phd's or a full degree related to taking care of special needs people. Something tells me that this isn't going to be the case and when you're dealing with people who cannot speak and tell you what's going on...there is a lot of room for abuse.
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Name: Raneesa
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Comments: Great but up to what age? What about extending this service for older children with learning disabilities so when we get the job we don't have to worry about finding a school that will take them.