The Special Assistant to the Abia State Governor Alex Otti on People with Disability, Mr. David Anyaele, has reaffirmed the preparedness of the government to ensure that access to quality…
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By Abdulfatai Kadir (INN), Kwara In commemoration of the end of year get together for persons with Celebral Palsy, the Ifeoluwa Cerebral Palsy Initiative has called for support to advance…
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2022 World Cerebral Palsy Day: NGO wants FG, Nigerians to focus attention on children with disabilities
AS Nigeria joined rest of the world to commemorate 2022 World Cerebral Palsy Day, a nonprofit organization, Engraced Ones Prayers Support and Advocacy Initiative, EOPSAI, has called on Federal Government…
Ten mothers of children with cerebral palsy have been empowered with business grants and skills by Mandela Washington Fellows through the Cross-Cohort Collaboration Initiative (CCCI). In May 2022, Racheal Inegbedion…
Most children with cerebral palsy need wheelchairs for mobility, but only a few can afford it in Nigeria. To fill that lacuna, Kingsley Okukpon Albert, a self-trained the technician, is…
For 17-year-old Ayomide Fadase (AyoSays), art is not just about life, but an indispensable catalyst for connecting people’s hearts with charitable causes. At her inaugural show, which was hosted by…
The whole street came out to cheer on Tobias Weller A boy with cerebral palsy who was inspired by Captain Tom Moore to walk a marathon has said it felt…
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Leroy Moore is on a mission to showcase African disabled musicians
Leroy Moore, who has been an activist for black artists with disabilities since the 1990s, uses his music and writing to share the experience of being a black, disabled man.…
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Kenyan-Born Woman Weds Her Disabled Australian Man; Tells her story (photos).
After a string of conversations via WhatsApp, finally I got a perfect timing to talk to Susan Njogu Eling together with her husband Phillip Eling. She is miles away in…
Kazakh police on Tuesday detained a woman with cerebral palsy as she protested against the daughter of former strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev for calling people with disabilities “freaks”, local media reported.…
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This South Africa-invented device helps the wheelchair-users use the toilet without help. (Photo)
You might not think about it as an able-bodied person, but the simple task of using the toilet can become a hellish ordeal if you’re confined to a wheelchair. A…
Meet Dada Afolabi Olawale, the disability advocate, motivational speaker and Real Estate agent, who is a Cerebral Palsy survivor. He tells of his confidence and belief in his abilities,…
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People With Disabilities Wrongly Denied The Power To Make Decisions, Says UN Expert
People with disabilities are losing control over their everyday lives, and are even risking abuse and neglect, because of laws and practices that strip them of legal capacity, said the…
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Disability Community Must Be Given Better Recognition In Hollywood -Columnists
Nic Novicki and Mark Whitley, the two American columnists, have shared their opinions about Disability community and the need to give them better visibility in Hollywood. They wrote in a…
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IFA Tasks Women With Disabilities To Be Proactive On Political And Electoral Matters
As INEC Mainstreams PWDs Into The Electoral Process The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) have task women with disabilities to be proactive on political and electoral matters. It said this…