Gibraltar Local Disability Movement - Objectives

Objectives

The society's main objectives are:

1. To work towards the elimination of discrimination against disabled persons;
2. To promote the equalisation of opportunities for disabled persons;
3. To take such steps as it considers appropriate with a view to encouraging good practice in the treatment of disabled persons;
4. Make proposals or give other advice to any Government Ministers as to any aspect of the law or a proposed change to the law;
5. Make proposals or give other advice to any Government agency or other public authority as to the practical application of any law;
6. Work towards the elimination of discrimination against - and equalise opportunities for - people with disabilities. It will also promote good practice to employers and service providers, provide advice and information and advise the Government about the implementation of the Disability discrimination act.

There are no documented statistics of people with disabilities in Gibraltar. However, The GLDM can inform that there are currently 124 persons in receipt of a Disability Allowance. Also, the records kept by the Department of Social Security currently show that there are at least 51 persons who are visually impaired. Social Services in Gibraltar are managed by the Social Services Agency, a statutory body that operates within the provisions of the Social Services Agency Act 2002. The legislation which governs disability issues is the Disabled Persons Act 1992 and more recently the Equal Opportunities Act 2006 which prohibits discrimination in the employment and self-employment field.