The Gibraltar Disability Society was honoured today, 14th May 2014, to be awarded The Independent Civil Society Award. This award was given by the Equality Rights Group . The award was given “in recognition of the tenacious and long-standing work of the Society in often difficult but necessary lobbying for improved rights and adequate legislation in the general raising of awareness in favour of a Gibraltar in which we are all treated equally”. The Society would like to thank Felix Alvarez, who presented the award, and the Equality Rights Group for recognising the work that the Society does and has done as a non governmental organisation. A posthumous award was also given to our late Chairwoman Mrs Agnes Valarino in recognition of her pioneering disability-centred work. This award was proudly collected by her eldest son Bernard Valarino on behalf of her family who attended the presentation. Agnes served for many years as chairwoman and the committee continues her fight to introduce legislation to protect the rights of the disabled in Gibraltar and to further improve, in what ever way we can, the lives of our disabled members and their families.
