{"id":4732,"date":"2021-12-05T15:03:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T15:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability"},"modified":"2021-12-05T16:52:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T16:52:38","slug":"pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability","title":{"rendered":"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>President George Weah says he remains fully committed to implementing policies and programs that foster a favorable socio-economic and political space that empowers Liberians with disabilities.<\/p>\n

He said his government continues to embark upon programs intended to create equal access to health care services, education, and employment opportunities for all, including the disabled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere this is lacking, we will begin to take the necessary corrective steps to restore your basic rights,\u201d the President said in a statement at programs celebrating International Day of Persons with Disability Submit held at the Ministry Complex Thursday, December 3, 2021.<\/p>\n

The President asserted: \u201cI am here today to give you my fullest support. My Administration will continue to strive to improve the conditions in Liberia under which persons with a disability must live,\u201d the Chief Executive averred. \u201cThis will involve further facilitation of the work of organizations working in the sector, including the National Commission on Disabilities, which is overseen by Vice President Taylor in her capacity as Chairperson.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that Liberia has witnessed a significant increase in the number of disabled people since the end of the civil war, with many laboring at the lower end of the economic ladder.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis cannot be allowed to continue. We must be deliberate in providing the social services you need in the same manner that we support your able-bodied counterparts. No one should be left behind, or left out,\u201d the President said further.<\/p>\n

He said the first national conference convened, especially to address the special needs of people with disabilities presents a perfect opportunity to highlight their plight for the world to see.<\/p>\n

The President recalled that early this year, he gave an award to a man for being the best in the field of one of the most physically demanding tasks in Liberia–Farming.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis name is Konah Kermi, and he won the Best Cassava Producer award at the Agriculture Fair in February, despite being physically challenged,\u201d the President reflected.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Mr. Kermi is not alone. We all know a lot of \u2018Konah Kermi\u2019s\u2019 in our various communities. There are those men and women who, regardless of disability, constantly struggle to make a better life for themselves and their families. Their stories are true examples and illustrations of the determination and resilience of the human spirit.\u201d He encouraged people with disabilities to strive for a better life as Government makes efforts to empower them.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cThere is a saying that disability is not inability. I fully concur with that statement because I believe that people with DISABILITIES have the ABILITY to contribute positively to the growth of our society. While we are all challenged in different ways, nothing should be allowed to preclude one from aspiring to reach his or her God-given potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Liberia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. President George Weah says he remains fully committed to implementing policies and programs that foster a favorable socio-economic and political space that empowers Liberians with disabilities. He said his government continues to embark upon programs intended to create equal access to health care services, education, and employment opportunities for all, including the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":4730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,8,16],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-4732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","category-twitter","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-liberia","tag-liberia"],"yoast_head":"\nPres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability - Liberia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President George Weah says he remains fully committed to implementing policies and programs that foster a favorable soci ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President George Weah says he remains fully committed to implementing policies and programs that foster a favorable soci ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Liberia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-12-05T15:03:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-05T16:52:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"780\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-05T15:03:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-05T16:52:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability\"},\"wordCount\":479,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Liberia\",\"Liberia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\",\"homepage-english\",\"twitter\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability\",\"name\":\"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability - Liberia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-05T15:03:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-05T16:52:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"President George Weah says he remains fully committed to implementing policies and programs that foster a favorable soci ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg\",\"width\":1400,\"height\":780,\"caption\":\"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/\",\"name\":\"Liberia\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability - Liberia","description":"President George Weah says he remains fully committed to implementing policies and programs that foster a favorable soci ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability","og_description":"President George Weah says he remains fully committed to implementing policies and programs that foster a favorable soci ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability","og_site_name":"Liberia","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2021-12-05T15:03:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-12-05T16:52:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":780,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability","datePublished":"2021-12-05T15:03:35+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-05T16:52:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability"},"wordCount":479,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-Liberia","Liberia"],"articleSection":["all news","community","homepage-english","twitter"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability","name":"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability - Liberia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg","datePublished":"2021-12-05T15:03:35+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-05T16:52:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"President George Weah says he remains fully committed to implementing policies and programs that foster a favorable soci ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2021\/12\/img-61acee3ea88d0.jpg","width":1400,"height":780,"caption":"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-reiterates-full-support-to-persons-with-disability#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pres. Weah Reiterates Full Support to Persons with Disability"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/","name":"Liberia","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}