Welcome to the JCPD
EDUCATION | ADVOCATING | EMPOWERING
We love. We work. We play. We do business. We’re also blind, Deaf, have physical, mental, developmental and intellectual disabilities. We’re the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities. You can call us the JCPD. We’re here to champion Jamaica’s call for inclusion and accommodation of all Persons with Disabilities in national life.
MANDATE
Promoting, protecting, and ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of privileges, interests, benefits, and treatment of persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others.
VISION
The premier national organization
that forges local, regional, and international partnerships to promote,
protect, and ensure the rights of persons with disabilities in Jamaica.
MISSION
To promote and protect the rights
of persons with disabilities through equitable opportunities, partnership, and
participation; sustained by innovation, technology, and a highly committed
staff.
JCPD Services & Concerns
Identifies persons with disabilities and maintains a Confidential Register of PWDs…
Provides each client with assessment and independent living skills through the…
Champions the rights of PWDs as advisors to both Government and…
Creates awareness for and educates the society on matters of disability…
Assists with finding employment for persons with disabilities through our Job…
Conducts Research and makes available to stakeholders and the public. Refers…
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities
EDUCATION | ADVOCATING | EMPOWERING
Why Register?
It is important that you register so that you can access the benefits and services of the JCPD. Registration also helps us to know what your needs are and where persons with disabilities are located island-wide so that plans can be made to serve you better!
Rehabilitation Grants for income generating projects
Identifying and registering persons with disabilities in Jamaica.
Public Education campaigns educating the society on disability issues.
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities
NEWS & Recent Happenings
