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…
Dr Ojji Dike, a Consultant Cardiologist, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital says high blood pressure causes over 20 per cent of global deaths. Dike said this at the Bi-annual health…
American bloggers and activists have paid tributes to deaf Nigerian Chidi Olujie Chidi Olujie, a strong voice in Nigerian Deaf community, is recognized in the United States by writers and…
“People are not hindered by their physical disabilities, but are slaves of their emotional and mental disabilities” are the words of 35-year-old Nolwazi Khuzwayo, who is originally from Umzumbe on…
The Greek women of the national deaf team won gold on Saturday at the 2019 Women’s World Deaf Basketball Championship held in Poland, led by their coach Athina Zerva. In…
Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday, celebrated his 60th birthday with people with disabilities. The celebration which saw a lot of people with disabilities in attendance, was also attended by the…
Wilson Macharia, a lawyer, has encouraged employers to shun stereotypes when hiring to accommodate persons living with disability in their workforce in Kenya. He says employers should change their attitudes…
Five Russian couples who are deaf want to try the CRISPR gene-editing technique so they can have a biological child who can hear, biologist Denis Rebrikov has told New Scientist.…
A Melbourne taxi driver who transported deaf children to and from school has been accused of repeatedly molesting one of them as she rode in his car. Ioannis Amourgianos, known…
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,…
Armed forces personnel get separate pension if they suffer any form of disability in the line of duty. The Army has endorsed the government’s decision to tax the disability pension…
No fewer than 71 million people have been displaced worldwide from war, persecution and other violence, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday. According to the record, this is an increase…
Nurses and teachers of visually impaired schools have undergone a five-day workshop on early detection of visual impairment among children between the ages of zero to six years in Ghana.…
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…
Talent Hour for Persons with Disability, a non-governmental Foundation, was on June 23rd this year organised sporting activities for persons with disability to mark this year’s National Disability Day in…
