Section 6, The Persons With Disability Act, 2011

(1) The object for which the Commission is establishedis to ensure the well-being of persons with disability. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), it shall be the function of the Commission to- (a) formulate and develop measures in collaboration with the Ministry, designed to achieve equal opportunities for persons with disability by ensuring as far as possible that they obtain education and employment and participate fully in sporting, recreational and cultural activities and are afforded equal access to community and social services; (b) co-operate with Government during every national census to ensure that accurate figures of persons with disability are obtained in the country, for purposes of planning; (c) advise the Minister on the provisions of any international treaty or agreement relating to the welfare or rehabilitation of persons with disability and its benefits to the country; (d) recommend measures to prevent discrimination against persons with disability; (e) investigate or inquire into on its own or, on complaint by any person, any allegation of discrimination against a person with disability and issue a report on it; (f) put into operation schemes and projects in collaboration with the Ministry, for selfemployment or regular or sheltered employment for the generation of income by persons with disability; (g) support and secure the rehabilitation of persons with disability within their own communities and social environment; (h) co-ordinate services provided in Sierra Leone for the welfare and rehabilitation of persons with disability and implement programmes for vocational guidance and counseling; (i) register and maintain a database of- (i) persons with disability; (ii) institutions, associations and organizations, both public and private that provide services for the rehabilitation and welfare of persons with disability; (iii) places at which services for the rehabilitation of persons with disability are provided; (iv) persons with disability whose condition require constant medical attention; (v) various levels of skills, training and job placement of persons with disability; (j) provide, as far as possible- (i) assistive devices, appliances and other equipment to persons with disability; and 6 7 Functions of (ii) access to available information and technical assistance to all public and private institutions, associations and organizations concerned with persons with disability; (k) assist the Government in the formulation of suitable curricula for teacher training institutions, vocational rehabilitation centres and other training facilities, for persons with disability; (l) assess and report to the Minister on the welfare and rehabilitation of persons with disability and advise on the relative priorities to be given to the implementation of those measures; (m) issue adjustment orders under section 26; (n) consult with the Government about the provision of suitable and affordable housing for persons with disability; (o) carry out measures for public information on the rights of persons with disability and the provisions of this Act; (p) perform such functions in relation to the welfare and rehabilitation of persons with disability as the Commission may think necessary. (2) In addition to the functions set out in subsection (1), the Commission shall collaborate with the Ministry and relevant agencies of Government for the provision in all localities of an integrated system of formal and non-formal education for persons with disability and the establishment, where possible, of braille and recorded libraries for persons with visual disability