…Says sign language interpreters, signages in public places important By Ezra Ukanwa In a bid drive rights of women with disabilities in Nigeria, particularly in the area of Sexual and…
A beacon of a better tomorrow for the Nigerian Deaf woman could be sensed in the horizon on Tuesday 23, August 2022 at the Annual General Meeting and Women Summit…
At the Annual General Meeting of the Deaf Women Association of Nigeria, yesterday, Tuesday 23, August 2022, a solemn charge went forth from the immediate past President and Founder of…
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Stop The Menace Of Exclusion Of Deaf Women, DWAN National President Charges Govt, Agencies And Organizations
A clarion call has gone out to the government, its agencies and other stakeholders, both local and international to take active measures towards curbing the menace of excluding Deaf women…
In efforts to unify the Deaf people of Katsina State under one entity and to ensure security amidst the increasing security challenges in the country, the leadership of Katsina State…
Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) has renewed its collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to tackle trafficking activities within Deaf community.…
A KENYAN, Luke Kizito has built a mobile application called ‘assistALL’ to help deaf people interact online. According to IT News Africa Kizito designed assistALL as a sign language interpretation…
By Gloria Nwafor As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), a charitable non-profit organisation, Mzuzah Africa, has championed the cause for the less privileged, through its health initiative programme…
Police in Bengaluru, India arrested a woman for allegedly killing her deaf daughter by throwing her from the balcony of their fourth-floor apartment. The horrific incident took place on Thursday…
A strict adherence to the Lagos State Special People’s Law; full implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Law of Nigeria, and a relentless pursuit of the Sustainable…
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Respite for hearing loss patients as Nigerian doctors commence cochlear implant surgeries in Abuja
By Tom Chiahemen The Management of Zenith Medical & Kidney Centre, Abuja, is set to end the era of Nigerians with hearing loss challenges spending hard currencies to travel outside…
Akwa Ibom State Government has approved a one-year internship and attachments for all workers, who undertook training in Sign Language. According the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong,…
By Hassan Muaz The Kaduna State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Ffad Goshen Academy, Gumei, along Zonkwa road, Kachia, in the Kachia Local Government Area of the state…
The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) has completed the translation of additional 77 Chronological Bible Stories (CBS) in Nigerian sign language for the deaf. This is contained in a statement…
The Association of Deaf in Imo State on Wednesday protested the demolition of its secretariat situated on Wetheral Road, Owerri, by officials of the Environmental Transformation Commission (ENTRACO). The special…