As of 18 April 2021 Oliver Scicluna is the current CEO of Agenzija Sapport which provides the majority of disability support services in Malta.
He previously served as both the Commissioner on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (26 April 2014) and as Malta's third MP with a disability, (18 January 2021) becoming one of two MPs with disabilities at the time.
During his time as an MP Mr. Scicluna advised the current Prime Minister Dr. Robert Abela on matters relating to disability rights and was instrumental in passing a law criminalizing hate speech targeted at those with disabilities.
Today we'll be learning about his stories and experiences.
Learn more about Agenzija Sapport and the CRPD using the links below:
Agenzija Sapport:
https://sapport.gov.mt/en/Pages/default.aspx
CRPD:
https://www.crpd.org.mt/
You can learn more about the current Commissioner on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Samantha Pace Gasan via listening to this episode:
https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1hfa9e
Prime Minister Robert Abela met someone with a disability on 2 December 2020:
https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/person-with-a-disability-spends-the-day-with-pm/
Prime Minister Abela proposes annual increase for those supporting people with disabilities:
https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/pm-proposes-e4250-increase-annually-for-those-caring-for-persons-with-severe-disability/
Learn about the Maltese Federation of Organizations of Persons with Disability:
https://www.edf-feph.org/our-members/malta-federation-of-organisations-of-persons-with-disability/
Check out the Atelier Für Alle disability-oriented art program:
https://www.atelierfuralle.org
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