Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has urged Jamaicans to reconsider their attitudes toward athletes with impairments.
During a tour that started on Sunday and finished yesterday, Parsons, the IPC president since 2017, discussed the state of paralympic sports with athletes, government representatives, educational institutions, and stakeholders.
“The idea is to change the perception of Jamaican society towards persons with disabilities. When you change the perception is when you can start changing reality. Give or take, 15 per cent of the population of many countries is made up of persons with a disability,” he told The Gleaner.
