210 13 April- September 2023 | VOICES Bi- Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica Conference speakers delved into presentations surrounding inclusivity and accessibility across varying abilities in sport, including the issue of dual gender and transgender status among athletes. Speakers included Dr. Aldeam Facey, Head of Academics, Mona Academy of Sport, The University of the West Indies Mona, shared a thought-proving presentation titled “Should Transgender and Intersex Athletes be allowed to compete with other Female Athletes. Mr. Laurence Garriques, Lecturer, Caribbean School of Sport Sciences looked at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of high school athletes in a presentation titled “Grassroot Glory of Jamaica’s Athletic Development.” The afternoon session featured a panel discussion on “Access and Availability for All: What are we missing?” which gave representatives of the disabled community the opportunity to propose solutions to identified challenges. The panelists were Mrs. Suzette Ison, Senior Technical Director, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Mr. Jason Rickets, representative from the Jamaica Society of the Blind, Mr. Acee Green, Jamaica Paralympic Association and Mrs. Suzanne Harris-Henry, General Secretary, Jamaica Paralympic Association. The session was moderated by Mrs. Naheel Brown Legister, Lecturer, Caribbean School of Sport Sciences who also gave a presentation on "Use of Physical Education as a Strategy to Teach Math to Students with Special Education Needs." Other presentations were delivered by Mrs. Jhanelle Brown, Teacher of Physical Education and graduate student, who looked at "Accommodations or Adaptations: An Inclusive physical education lesson for the student with ADHD," while graduates of the Caribbean School of Sport Sciences Sherese Jackson, Kawayne Wilson and Thorne Fearon shared their case study on an "Investigation into the Challenges Affecting the Development of Sport for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in a Special Education School in Rural Area" of Jamaica. The application of anti-doping rules in athletes with different abilities was discussed by Mr. Tajae Smith, Acting Director, Technical Services, Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission and Mrs. Tresia-Ann Rose, Lecturer, Caribbean School of Sport Sciences, FOSS. Mrs. Naheel Brown Legister (right), Lecturer, Caribbean School of Sport Sciences, FOSS, moderates the panel discussion on “Access and Availability for All: What are we missing? Panellists from left are Mr. Jason Ricketts, Jamaica Society for the Blind, Mrs. Suzanne Harris-Henry, General Secretary, Jamaica Paralympic Association, Mr. Acee Green, Jamaica Paralympic Association and Mrs. Suzette Ison, Senior Technical Director, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport.
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