Bauchi State Agency for Persons with Disability is seeking an upgrade of its agency to Commission status. This, INN learnt was to enable it cater to the needs of increasing…
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Group to train special teachers on assistive technology and interactive digital textbooks in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda
Two training events have been planned for teachers with special early childhood education needs. ICT is a valuable tool for learners with disabilities who are often victims of the digital…
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Offa LG Approves Free Medicals For Persons With Disabilities In Local Government General Hospital
The Chairman, Offa Local Government, Hon. Thomas Olajare Olatundun, has approved free medical services for Persons with Disabilities at the General hospital in a Local Government in the State. The…
The National Commission for Persons with Disability has said over 100,000 People Living With Disabilities are to be awarded scholarships in 2022, to study within and outside the country. The…
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Persons With Disability Restate Resolve To Participate Actively In Anambra Governorship Election
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disability in Anambra State has restated its resolve to participate actively in the forthcoming November sixth governorship election. The State Chairman of the…
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International Week of the Deaf: How Nigerian Sign Language Interpreters help children dispel fear of Coronavirus
It is estimated that over 27 million people live with various disabilities. While physical disability tops the rankings with 27.09% of this number according to a Shelby Treat (2016) report,…
Llewellyn-Jones By Bola Olajuwon THE United Kingdom (UK) government has announced the launch of Skills for Prosperity Nigeria (S4P-N). It is a two-year UKAid funded programme that aims to equip…
Governorship candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Valentine Ozigbo; have allegedly declined to attend an event organised by…
The International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policy (FIIAPP) has urged people with disabilities (PWD) to beware of human traffickers. The appeal was made in Abuja during the…
The Inclusive Association of Friends (IFA) urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide sign language interpreters at voting and registration centers for the November 6 ballot in Anambra…
Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Fatima Buba (on blue) presenting the appointment letter to Miss Abigail in Lokoja Kogi State Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello has approved the…
Following the demolition of an under construction building belonging to one Mr. Anibueze Nnadi, visually impaired and resident in Igbo-Etiti, L.G.A, Enugu State, the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons…
Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation, LALIF, has taken it’s awareness campaign on Usher Syndrome to the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs in the quest for special recognition and equal…
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities, Mr James David Lalu has inaugurated the committee that will drive the procurement and evaluation process of the National Commission for…
The Executive Secretary National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, NCPWD, Mr James David Lalu has asserted that sign language must be learned by members of the families of persons who…