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United Nations grant to help finance policies for the differently-abled in Trinidad and Tobago
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In November 2019, Tourism Secretary Nadine Stewart-Phillips, right, hugs an official as two wheelchairs are presented to twins girls. - Photo courtesy the Tobago House of Assembly
There is hope that a UN grant of US$100,000 (TT$673,000) will go a long way towards bridging the gap and allowing the development of the differently-abled and their inclusion in the wider society.
But even with this funding, local stakeholder groups including the government have their work cut out for them as they try to formulate policies to empower the differently-abled.