JONAPWD pledges support to work with National commission on the issuance of disability certificate/ID

Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, JONAPWD has promised it’s unalloyed support to work with National Commission for persons with Disabilities, NCPWD on the issuance of disability certificate / Identity card for Persons with disabilities in Nigeria.

The National President of the association, Ms. Ekaete Judith Umoh made the pledge at a national consultative forum event convened by National Disability Commission and Inclusive Friends Association with support from Save the Children took place from 14-15 April, 2021.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities urged all participants to give their best and debate extensively on the subject matter.

Ms Ekaete Judith Umoh, on her part urged participants to open their minds, engage constructively in other to collectively achieve our goal of Disability certificate for all persons with disabilities.

Grace Jerry Executive Director of IFA, the organiser of the event thanked participants for honoring her invitation to the workshop and wished participate a fruitful deliberation.

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In his paper titled; Experience Sharing on Disability Certificate and Identity card reality from other country, Barr Danlami, Chairman of the CRDP Committee stressed the need for the issuance of the disability certificate and its benefits to the disability community, drawing from experiences of other countries.

Barr Ikem acting director, Enforcement and Compliance of the NCPWD took participant on defining roles and partnership towards the issuance of Disability certificate, adding that JONAPWD would play a major role in mobilization and awareness creation.

Dr Irene Patrick Executive Director Disability Right Advocate Center (DRAC) while speaking on Data collection methodology stress on the importance of the Washington Group Questions in collecting data on persons with disabilities in Nigeria.

Earlier, the National President of JONAPWD, facilitated a session on Building Eligibility Criteria for Acquiring a Disability Certificate and ID, which was interactive and engaging where everyone contributed to the eligibility criteria that should be put in place for the acquisition of the certificate/ Identity card.

JONAPWD thanked the organizers of the event and pledged her support to the Disability Certificate /ID project.