Persons with disabilities are to benefit from additional skills training courses as the Abilities Foundation – a division of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security – has expanded its curriculum. Managing Director at the Foundation, Suzanne Hamilton, says the expansion is aimed at better serving the needs of persons with disabilities. The foundation now offers courses such as garment construction, furniture making, and office administration. Hamilton says additional training courses to come on stream are: design and décor, computer repair, data operation,...
Improving employment opportunities by forging links with national agencies for further training and job enhancement, is the aim of the Abilities Foundation, as they continue to reach out to persons with disabilities. Administered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) since 1992, the Foundation currently caters for 66 students, ranging from 17 to 65 years, with challenges, such as hearing and visual impairments, and physical and intellectual disabilities. Guidance Counsellor at the Foundation, Coral Mason, informs that the facility is...
Change: It’s the only thing certain and the one thing common in all of us. Usually, many of us like to decide when things change, how they change and even for how long they change. At the beginning of each year, we find ourselves making New Year Resolutions, scheduling these new proposed changes and transformations to a specific date and time convenient to ourselves. But for Natasha Morgan, only 24 years of age at the time, the choice was not hers to...
For over 12 years, Mrs. Paulette Williams has spent her days doing the things she loves. While many of us may never get the chance to say the same, for Mrs. Williams, serving as the Ornamental Horticulture and Landscaping Instructor at the Abilities Foundation of Jamaica, helps her combine not only her love for teaching but her love of nature. Upon visiting the foundation, a wide array of beautifully arranged flowers and plants can be seen displayed in old, painted tires...
What an amazing age to be alive in! Presently, the world is more technologically advanced than it has ever been. Each day, new strides are being made towards ensuring that we have ease of access to communication through the latest software and programs. And much of the new generation are particularly skilled users of various devices at the earliest of ages. It is therefore no surprise to learn that many students at the Abilities Foundation of Jamaica are getting on...
