In conjunction with Level Playing Field’s #UniteForAccess campaign, tomorrow’s fixture against AFC Bournemouth will be our first matchday with British Sign Language (BSL) fully integrated. Unite For Access is an…
Disability News
by Jonathan Nda-Isaiah A non-governmental organisation, the Inclusive Friends, which deals with issues on the protection of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Lack of adequate space in most of Nigerian building structures has been identified as the major hindrance to free movement and accessibility for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria by…
By Yusuf Akinlotan Down Syndrome Foundation, Nigeria (DSFN) has advocated inclusive employment policy for people with intellectual disabilities in Nigeria. The Foundation on Thursday in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, made…
CEAMI Initiative Launches GoVote Campaign For People With Disabilities In Nigeria’s Elections
The Comfort Ekwo Able Minds Initiative (CEAMI) has launched a GoVote campaign for participation of People with disabilities in Nigeria’s elections. CEAMI noted that the project was aimed at increasing…
By Umaru Saleh Burrah (INN), Bauchi Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Ningi local government area of Bauchi state have joined the entire good people of Bauchi central zone to congratulate…
FAECARE Foundation has trained over 30 persons with disabilities to advance their skills in advocating for their rights and to participate more actively and engage with community members and government…
The Cedar Seed Foundation has engaged over twenty thousand Youths, women and persons with disabilities on voter education in four local governments of Kaduna State and FCT. The training was…
The Nigeria National Association of the Deaf Youth Section (NNADYS) has offered solutions to challenges facing voters with disabilities in Nigeria during the 2023 general elections. The offer was made…
By Sinafi Omanga A GROUP, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accord priority voting to pregnant women, nursing mothers, the elderly…
The European Union (EU) and the Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa have sustained the call for the conduct of an all inclusive election prioritising Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). Mr Jake Epelle,…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Mr James David Lalu has asked over 35 million Persons with Disabilities all over Nigeria to troop en masse to exercise…
By Toyin Adebayo The Center for Ability, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment (C.A.R.E. Nigeria) paid an advocacy visit to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and The Skyway Aviation Handling Company…
A child health expert, Dr Cecilia Ojukwu, has urged parents and caregivers to show adequate care and love to children living with Down syndrome. Ojukwu, a paediatrician working with the…
Disability Commission Hosts Health Maintenance Organizations, Demands Adequate Provisions For PWDs In Nigeria
In fulfilment of Part V(24) of the 2018 Discrimination of Persons With Disabilities (prohibition) law, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has called…