People With Disabilities (PWDs) Plan Warning Protest The Disability Bill which was passed by the Senate for Assent has just been declared missing by NASS. This comes at a time…
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The Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development Celebrates This Year International Day for People with Disabilities in Grand Style
The Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development celebrates this year International Day for people with disabilities in a glamorous way The association dishes out assortments gifts and…
Emotional Wellness for Everyone II
In our previous article on emotional wellness, we stated clearly and fairly expansively what mental wellness is essentially about. Our mental wellness essentially has to do with knowing who we…
Lagos to Establish Early Intervention Centre for Children with Special Needs as Ambode Urges Nigerians Not to Look Down On Persons with Disability
Lagos State is set to establish an Early Intervention Centre in 2018 to provide therapy and educational support services for infants and young children with special needs. The Governor…
Physically challenged man got married to a beautiful bride
Love is indeed a beautiful thing, and when it is pure and real, it knows no bound. Here are viral photos of a physically challenged man who recently tied the…
Anambra To Introduce Sign Language Education In Secondary Schools
Governor Willie Obiano says his administration has offered automatic employment to about forty-two persons with disability in the state. Governor Obiano stated this while declaring open, the first international Deaf…
IF THERE WERE MORE DISABILITY-FRIENDLY GOVERNORS AND POLICES IN NIGERIA LIKE GOVERNOR OBIANO OF ANAMBRA STATE
The last few days have recorded an important milestone for people with disabilities in the country, and in particular, the deaf people in Anambra State: the first International Deaf…
FIVE CONSEQUENCES OF UNASSERTIVENESS FOR THE DISABLED
Today, Fikemi is a 23-year-old woman with visual impairment and speech difficulty. Long ago, when she was a child, she was only legally blind, with way above average intelligence- far…
SELF-ASSERTIVENESS STRATEGIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Make no mistake about it, this population segment that includes persons with disabilities isn’t the only group that has issues with self-expression. Indeed, everyone, regardless of class, beliefs, gender, socio-economic…
Chairman, House Of Reps Committee On Electoral Matters And Political Party Affairs, Join Campaign For Equal Voting Access For PWDs
 The Chairman, house of reps. Committee on Electoral Matters and Political Party Affairs, Hon. Aishatu Jibril Dukku, has joined the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), in her campaign for…
Gov. Ambode tasks LGA and LCDA on Welfare for Persons with Disabilities
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the State Government stands solidly behind the position of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu…
Taraba state govt appoints new SSA
Taraba state government appointed new SSA on disabled matters. The new SSA is Mohammed Inuwa Sadiq aka Dealer from Jalingo, Taraba State. He studied at College of Agriculture, Jalingo and…
Five powerful tips for coping with a newly acquired disability
Having a disability can be really hard, but there are many ways to accept your circumstance. In this article, you’ll learn how to gradually learn to cope with having disabilities.…
Plateau state LG election: APC, PDP Declares Forms Free of Charge for PWDs
Plateau state Disability Rights Commission lead by its Chairman, James Lalu has continued its landmark achievement in leading Plateau state persons with disability in inclusion and participation in state affairs…
DRAC Galvanizes Christian Religious Leaders into Action for Disability Inclusion
As part of her activities under the Networking to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities Project, Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) made an impactful presentation at the National…