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To
take action throughout Antigua and Barbuda to raise
awareness about the rights, needs, and potential contribution of persons
with disabilities. Also, to foster in society
the recognition of these issues as embodied in the
United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Disabled
Persons;
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To promote the right to full participation and equality in the social life of the community where a disabled person lives and to ensure they enjoy living conditions equal to those of other citizens and that
they benefit from social and economic development;
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To provide complete access for all to: transportation, social
and health services, education and work opportunities, the physical environment, housing, cultural
and social life including sports and recreational facilities. This is an important
goal of the Association;
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To provide a Centre for rehabilitation enabling a
person to reach their
physical, mental and/or social potential and provide them with the
skills to direct their own life, using facilities for skills
training tailored to each person's ability. Facilities for making and repairing orthopedic
appliances/prostheses, offices and meeting rooms are also to be
included;
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To develop a database of information
of all persons with disabilities and
their families;
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To purchase, rent, lease or otherwise acquire and maintain premises found necessary or convenient for furthering the objects of the
Association;
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To communicate and affiliate with other organizations with similar aims
and objects;
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To register and/or promote the
Association in any part of the world outside of Antigua
and Barbuda.
