{"id":41,"date":"2009-09-25T15:20:50","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T15:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/eyecarecaribbean\/2009\/09\/25\/features\/"},"modified":"2009-09-25T15:20:50","modified_gmt":"2009-09-25T15:20:50","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/about-ccb\/features\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseline Data – Anglophone Caribbean Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 ANGLOPHONE CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES<\/b><\/div>\n
BASELINE DATA: DISABILITY AND STATUS RE: SIGNATORY\/ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL DECLARATIONS\/CONVENTIONS<\/b><\/div>\n
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[This Report was produced by the Caribbean Council for the Blind] <\/b><\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Countries<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Population<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Prevalence<\/b><\/div>\n
 Rate of Disability [from Census\/Other Reports]<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
# of Persons with Disabilities<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Signed V2020:The Right to Sight Declaration<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Adopted Education For All Initiative<\/b><\/div>\n
(EFA-I)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Signed United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Ratified UNCRPD<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1. Anguilla<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
13,477<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.3%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
714<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
2. Antigua and Barbuda<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
87,506<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.1%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4,463<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n
(30-03-07)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
3. Bahamas (The)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
327,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5% <\/div>\n
[2000 Census]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
16,350<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
4. Barbados<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
293,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.6%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
13,478<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n
(19-07-07)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
5. Bermuda<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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64,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10%<\/div>\n
[est.]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6,400<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6. British Virgin Islands (BVI)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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22,016<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
881<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
7. Cayman Islands<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
51,900<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10%<\/div>\n
[est.]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5,190<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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8. Dominica (Commonwealth of)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
72,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
18%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
12,960<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n
(30-03-07)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
9. Grenada<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
108,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10% [<\/div>\n
[est.]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10,800<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
10. Guyana (Republic)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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739,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6.4%<\/div>\n
[2002 Census]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
48,419<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
07-03-01<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n
(30-03-07)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
11. Jamaica<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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2,667,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6.2%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
165,354<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
19-03-01<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n
(30-03-07)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n
(30-03-07)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
12. Montserrat<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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4,488<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10%<\/div>\n
[est.]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
449<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
13. St. Kitts\/Nevis<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
48,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10%<\/div>\n
[est.]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4,800<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
14. St. Lucia<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
166,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5.1%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
8,466<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
(?)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
15. St. Vincent & The Grenadines<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
120,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.4%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5,280<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16. Trinidad & Tobago<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1,328,000<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4.5%<\/div>\n
[UN ECLAC Report]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
59,760<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
06-03-01<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Yes<\/div>\n
(27-09-07)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
No<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
17. Turks & Caicos Islands<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
30,600<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10%<\/div>\n
[est.]<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3,060<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
n\/a<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
TOTAL<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6,141,987<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
—<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
366,824<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
3<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
10<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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REFERENCES:<\/b><\/div>\n
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  1. CIA World Factbook<\/li>\n
  2. Disability in the Caribbean: A Study of four countries: A Socio-Demographic Analysis of the Disabled \u2013 Karoline Schmid, et al;  [UN ECLAC Series – Studies and Perspectives – The Caribbean, Statistics and Social Development Unit, Port of Spain, June 2008]                     <\/li>\n
  3. Population and Housing Census 2002 – Guyana National Report<\/li>\n
  4. Status and Disability in the Bahamas – presented by Coralee Mackey<\/li>\n
  5. UNESCO – Institute for Statistics.                           <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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