Boston based Disability Rights Fund (DFR) have extended the deadline for the 2018 Round 1 Request for proposals from Nigeria to April 2, 2018 grant eligibility, INN reports. INN…
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The South African Society for Mental Health and Deafness (SASMHD) is delighted to announce that it is in partnership with Worthy Women NPC – an institution that advocates for…
The group Wa Branch of Bolga, Nabdam, Bongo and Tongo, BONABOTO, have challenged Visually impaired students not to allow their situation to discourage them from inspiring to higher heights,…
About 27.3 million disabled Nigerians are currently unable to vote in the country’s election due to non-provision of special voting materials by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, INN reports.…
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Ufom Bemoans The Waste of Financial Resources Meant for Advocacy And Negotiations For Nigerian’s Disability-Inclusive Development
The founder and CEO of Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International (ERPDI), Eric Ufom, has decried the waste and misuse of funds meant for advocacy, and negotiation of disability…
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Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Is The Key To Winning All Kinds Of Advocacy And Negotiations —Eric Ufom
The founder and CEO of Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International (ERPDI), Chief Eric Ndubuaeze Ufom, has said that the article 4 of the UN Convention on the…
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Disability Senator, Osita Izonaso, Honoured with President Donald Trump’s 2017 Prestigious United States Volunteer Award
The Distinguished Senator Osita Izonaso has been Honoured with President Donald Trump’s 2017 Prestigious United States Volunteer Ward in recognition of his relentless efforts towards the course of people…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has called on the Federal Government to establish more learning centres for deaf persons in the country, INN reports from source The registrar,…
The Chief Executive Officer of Worthy Women, NPC, Leviena Smit has been nominated for the Woman of Stature (WOS) award. Mrs Smit who has been working with the deaf…
To commemorate with the just celebrated International Women Day, the founder and CEO of CEDAR SEED Foundation, Ms Lois Auta, took to her social handle to pen her innate thoughts…
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People With Disabilities Wrongly Denied The Power To Make Decisions, Says UN Expert
People with disabilities are losing control over their everyday lives, and are even risking abuse and neglect, because of laws and practices that strip them of legal capacity, said the…
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IFA Tasks Women With Disabilities To Be Proactive On Political And Electoral Matters
As INEC Mainstreams PWDs Into The Electoral Process The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) have task women with disabilities to be proactive on political and electoral matters. It said this…
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How The Disability Rights Bill Got Missing- Bukola Saraki
The Sanate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday met with the members of the Kpakpando Foundation let by its founder and Chairman, Senator Osita Izuaso, as he explains on how the…
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Senate To Pass Found Disability Bill Into Law As Ufom Praises Saraki
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has assured that the found Disability Bill document, which was hitherto missing, would be passed into law on or before March 2018, INN reports. According…
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NASS To Transmit Disability Bill Within 30 Days For Buhari’s Assent — Saraki
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday 28 february, in Abuja said that the National Assembly would transmit the Disability Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari within 30 days…