The Liberia Deaf football team says it needs thirty thousand (30,000) United States dollars to participate in this year’s West Africa Deaf Sports tournament scheduled to take place in Freetown,…
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Taraba First Lady Donates Free Artificial Limbs to 500 Amputees + Photo
The Hope Afresh Foundation, a pet project of the Wife of Taraba state Governor Anna Darius Ishaku will provide artificial limbs to five hundred Amputees across the state. The program…
INTERNATIONAL ALBINISM AWARENESS DAY: TAF PLEAS FOR INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIONS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES
The Albino Foundation in Abuja marked the International Albinism Awareness day on 12th and 13th of June, 2019 with a National Conference on Albinism with the theme: Still Standing Strong;…
A member of the house of representatives representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal constituency in Osun, Hon. Bamidele Salam has provided jobs to four physically challenged persons…
Approximately 95 percent of the world’s 400-plus sign languages have no Scripture. Thankfully, Deaf Bible Society notes significant progress in sign language Bible translation. Deaf Bible Society’s Chantel Pagan says…
Shropshire girl will represent country in England Deaf Rugby Union tour of South Africa next year
A PARTIALLY deaf Shropshire rugby star has been called up to represent her country in a major international tournament. Emma Henighan, 20, from Baschurch, has trained with the England Deaf…
DRAC ENGAGES ABAJI COMMUNITY TO END SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
On 11th June 2019, Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) commenced its Community town hall meetings on Ending Sexual and Gender based Violence and Disability Based Violence in FCT in Abaji…
LACK OF WHEELCHAIR PREVENTED 18 YEARS OLD GIRL WITH DISABILITY FROM GOING TO SCHOOL; TALES OF TEARS.
In a story narrated by Comrade Mohammed Abba Isa , the APC Zonal Disabled Leader, Northeast. He tells of a story of 18 years old girl, Aisha who could not…
The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday ordered universities and other tertiary institutions in the country to exempt blind and deaf people from the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. They were…
Born without hands, this brave Indian girl writes with feet, scores A+ in all her 10th grade exams
In a world where people with two hands find it hard to pass successfully in examinations, Devika, a brave girl from Kerala, India has proved that sheer determination and passion…
A Lagos-based businessman, Mr. Williams Nicholas Ejimozor, who reportedly went blind during interrogation by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor…
Deputy Minister advocates ending discrimination against disabled persons
Nenyi George Kojo Andah, Deputy Minister of Communications, and MP Awutu Senya West Constituency, who suffered a terrible motor accident last November in Ghana, has advocated the ending of discrimination…
Volta Regional Association of the Deaf (VRAD) in Ghana has called for the certification of sign language interpreters, especially those working in health facilities. Mr. Raymond Agbadi, President of VRAD…
MEET THE KENYAN ENGINEER WHO CREATED GLOVES THAT TURN SIGN LANGUAGE INTO AUDIBLE SPEECH
Twenty-five-year-old Kenyan engineer and innovator, Roy Allela, has created a set of gloves that will ultimately allow better communication between those who are deaf and those who are hearing yet…
Gov. Umara offers scholarships to 6,000 pioneer students of Borno State University
Gov. Babagana Umara of Borno has offered scholarships to 6,000 pioneer students to be offered admission into the Borno State University (BSU) to kick start its academic activities. Umara made…