Barbados Today March 9, 2021
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all aspects of Barbadian society over the last year, faith-based organizations are being encouraged to be more welcoming towards people with disabilities and more accessible to all, said Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Cynthia Forde.
Speaking at the joint thanksgiving service for the Barbados Council for the Disabled and the National Disabilities Unit’s marking the
Month of the Disabled, Forde said: “We are currently faced with very challenging times, and it’s affecting all, irrespective of our religious beliefs. The COVID-19 pandemic does not discriminate between gender, able-bodied persons, religious persuasion, economic class, ethnicity, or any other forms of social stratification.