Jamaica is an island where social services for persons with disabilities are not commonly seen throughout the country. So, people with disabilities have to contend with the daily difficulties that impede their ability to be self-sufficient during their daily movements outside their homes. Even today, newly constructed commercial buildings are not attainable to those persons with disabilities which means that they have continued to experience problems accessing not only the top level floors but even the first level. This problem was commonly noticed in the new city of Portmore where recently constructed buildings such as a medical complex, which is expected to cater to the sick and people with disabilities, do not provide them with accommodations to get to the upper level floors. Since previous and current Jamaican governments has never given any attention to even the buildings they occupy, there is no surprise in their lack of efforts in introducing laws that ensure that commercial buildings throughout the island are constructed with disability access.
