The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Anambra State chapter, led by the president, Rev. John Ndubuisi, yesterday, 24th July, 2020, donated palliative items to Persons with Disabilities in Anambra to…
Disability News
Gombe PWDs Present Disability Right Bill To Assembly, As Speaker Assured Of Passage
The Gombe State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of Disability Right Bill from the Joint Association of Persons with Disability (Gombe State Chapter). Secretary of the Joint Association and…
The Federal Government on Tuesday said efforts were ongoing towards the establishment of the National Commission for Persons Living with Disabilities in Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management…
Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Board of Trustee (BOT) has begun moves to resolve the lingering crisis in the association to preserve the interest of its 31…
Covid-19: JONAPWD Holds Awareness Programme, Recieves Palliatives For Members
The Ogun State Chapter of the Joint National Association Of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) has held a sensitization and awareness campaign on the reality of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. Chairman…
The Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) has waded into the crisis rocking the Plateau State chapter of the association with the aim of resolving it. Miss Omotunde…
Court Strikes Out Suit Challenging Association Of Persons With Disabilities (JONPWD), Leadership
Justice Othman Musa of FCT High Court, Bwari on Wednesday struck out a suit, filed by Stanley Onyebuchi and four others against Incorporated Trustees, National Association of Persons with Disabilities…
NHRC Partners Humanitarian Affairs Ministry On Establishment Of Disability Commission
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it will partner with the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDSD) in the establishment of the National Commission…
Moved by the hardship faced by its members in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Edo State Chapter on Friday made…
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…
Dr. Adebukola Adebayo The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Lagos State Chapter has urged the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to show more commitment to the issues…
JONAPWD Protests As Abia Lawmaker Refuses Physically Challenged From Heading Committee
Hon. Ginger Onwusibe The Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) in Abia State has kicked against the decision of a lawmaker at the Abia State House of Assembly…
11 Months After, PWDs In Kogi Appeal To Bello To Implement Disability Rights Law
Person Living With Disabilities (PWDs) in Kogi State have appealed to the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello to implement the Disability Right Bill into Law, 11 months after he had…
Covid-19: JONAPWD Urges PTF To Adopt Coordinated Approach For Inclusive Intervention.
The Board of Trustees of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has urged the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to adopt strategies that will ensure no strata…
There is a school of thought that believes that the Disability Right Act is just merely about the one million naira fine against individuals and corporate bodies that discriminate against…