S.L. 627.2 Art. 3Composition. Cap. 16.

There shall be a participation mechanism within DDI, referred to as ENGAGE, appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Permanent Secretary, and composed of twelve (12) persons, namely a Chairperson and eleven (11) members as well as ex officio other members, as follows:

(a) the Chairperson of ENGAGE shall be a person with disability, with a proven record of activism;

(b) the following shall be the ex officio members of ENGAGE:

(i) the Director responsible for DDI or his representative;

(ii) the Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disability or his representative;

(iii) the President of the national umbrella organisation for the disability sector as recognised by Government, from time to time, or his representative;

(iv) the Head of the Department of Disability Studies within the Faculty for Social Wellbeing of the University of Malta or his representative;

(c) the following shall be the other six (6) members of ENGAGE:

(i) four (4) members who shall be persons with disability, each of whom shall either represent a voluntary organisation for persons with disability, or represent himself (self-advocate);

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(ii) two (2) members who shall be persons supporting persons with disability further to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Code;

(iii) one (1) member who shall be the parent of a child with disability.