President Mohammadu Buhari was lambasted for delivering a speech in a televised broadcast on Monday around 7pm to Nigerians on the COVID-19 without employing the services of sign language interpreters…
Governor Willie Obiano has deployed the services of professional sign language interpreters to make the Covid-19 messages accessible and clearer to the Deaf community in Anambra state. The Special Adviser…
The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities (ALDIN) have expressed reservations that most of the safety briefings on television do not factor in the peculiarities of persons with disabilities, particularly the…
Nigeria National Association of the Deaf, Alhaji Dagbo President Enlightens the Nigeria Deaf Community on basic safety measures regarding the Corona Virus Pandemic. Watch the Video Below:
Deaf people in Nigeria like their hearing counterparts like to sing and to imitate music they learn elsewhere. Some of these people have already acquired speech and language and are…
The Gombe State Association of the Deaf (GOMSAD) which is an umbrella body of the entire deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Gombe State has been nominated for “Award of Excellence”…
Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) has held a stakeholders’ consultative meeting to improve access to justice for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The Executive Director of DRAC, Dr. Irene Ojiugo Patrick-Ogbogu…
Aneth Isaya, the Founder and Director of Furaha ya wanawake wajasiriamali kwa viziwi Tanzania (FUWAVITA) which in Swahili language when translated to English to mean the Tanzania Joy Women Entrepreneurship…
Grace Ajayi is a mother and grandmother. She is the founder of Deaf Female Empowerment Initiative. She is a native of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Meet Grace Ajayi as she shares…
Founder, Friends of the Deaf Int’l Foundation, Funmi Ogunro in this exciting interview with Sejoro Ekundayo told INN how she lost her deaf sister due to communication problems with medical…
Aneth Isaya, the founder and director of Furaha ya wanawake wajasiriamali kwa viziwi Tanzania (FUWAVITA) in Swahili language when translated to English to mean the Tanzania Joy Women Entrepreneurship For…
Mrs Oluwayemisi Olaitan Alabi is a native of Ibadan, Oyo state. She attended Government Technical college, Oshogbo, Osun State and graduated as a Stenographer. She is the incumbent Chairperson, Lagos…
Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition set up by an 18-year-old calling for all schools to teach basic sign language. Jade Kilduff, 18, launched the campaign after seeing how…
Mr Muyiwa Timothy Afolayan is a native of Esie, Kwara State. He holds NCE, B.ED and M.ED qualifications. He is a civil servant under Federal Ministry of Education. He has…
Deaf Women Association of Nigeria (DWAN), Deaf Teachers Association of Nigeria (DTAN), Ekiti State JONAPWD, Nigeria National Assocation of the Deaf (NNAD), National Alumni Association FCE (Special) and a host…
