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Silent protest over disability strategy delay

FRUSTRATION at delays in implementing the disability and inclusion strategy led to a silent protest being held outside the States building yesterday morning.

Published Dec 14, 2017

Last updated Dec 14, 2017

Taking part in the silent protest about the lack of progress on a disability strategy were, left to right, Eric Graham, Nigel Staples, Aindre Reece-Sheerin, Dania Lloyd, Johnathon Etasse and Greg Archer (Picture by Steve Sarre, 20148019)

A small group of protesters was led by disability rights campaigner Aindre Reece-Sheerin. ‘We were promised in 2013 when we had rights enshrined in law that it was going to happen in this term, but it hasn’t happened,’ he said.