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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Video: Anthony Joshua fetes with physically challenged in Lagos
Former undisputed World Heavyweight Champions, Anthony Joshua was at the Modupe Home for the mentally and physically challenged on Wednesday, 17/07/2019, to fete with them and give them sense of…
The Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC) and Mind Freedom Ghana in collaboration with Star Ghana have organized a two-day workshop in Takoradi for community psychiatric nurses and operators of traditional…
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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…
A stripling of 23-years-old has been spending the last 20 years in isolation in the Nkwanta south of the Oti region, because of a medical condition. Basty Abass passes urine,…
On June 26th 2019, the National Human Rights Commission convened a reconciliation meeting for the members of Joint National Associations of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) in order to resolve lingering…
LONDON — A British court has ordered an abortion for a mentally disabled woman against her and her mother’s wishes, with the judge calling the decision “heartbreaking” but in the…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) in a press statement issued on Friday, 7th June, 2019 said it has began consultations with organisations of persons with disabilities in the…
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CCD EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION WITH ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT OVER INEQUALITY TREATMENT AND NON PASSAGE OF DISABILITY BILL, FULL COMMUNIQUÉ
The Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the Abia State Government over the state’s handling of matters relating to persons with disabilities in the state.…
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD), an umbrella for persons living with disability (PLWD) has threatened to drag the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to court for…
The United States Embassy, ably represented by Mr Philip-Franz Seitz paid a working visit to the office of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities, JONAPWD, on the 1st…
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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PACID Calls For Government Support For Intellectually Disabled Children
As it successfully holds parley workshop The Parent Association for Children with Intellectual Disabilities (PACID-Ghana), in collaboration with New Horizon Special School, has held a day workshop to sensitise…