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  Deaf teachers banded together in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to discuss a wide range of issues affecting the deaf and their education and upward mobility in the country Issues including…

  Nigerian Catholic Deaf Community hosted Persons with disabilities at its thanksgiving service The gathering took place in Anambra on 17 December 2017 Chuk Betrand Ezewuzie, Senior Special Assistant to…

  A physically-disabled woman is set to wed her fiancée in a ceremony on the 27th of December, 2017 On a wheelchair herself, the maid, Miss Edidiong Edet, a staunch…

  England’s deaf women’s Futsal squad have secured their spot at next year’s European Championship. The Lionesses, all of whom are deaf, have successfully come through the qualifying round earlier…

  The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been sued by a deaf executive over discriminatory access to Work Cap- a scheme that manages disability related expenses at…

  Oscar Pistorius had sustained an injury in a fight at a prison The former Paralympic champion and convicted murderer took part in a prison brawl over the use of…

  The Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016 has passed all stages in the Dáil. There were cheers and TDs signed to the public gallery in the…

  Ahead of 2019 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will introduce sign languages and communication techniques The daring initiative is expected to accommodate the community of…

  The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities and Others have challenged the National Assembly to pass the Disability Bill The groups have expressed their concerns about the circumstances surrounding the…

A group of lawyers with disabilities has appealed to the Nigerian Law School to provide a Sign Language Interpreter for a deaf law student at the school Miss Phosphen had,…

  In the Shadows is a disability-centered movie. It depicts the violence against women and girls with disabilities In fact, it is about a young woman who experienced sexual and…

  The senate committee on INEC meets the organization of Physically Challenged Persons ahead of Election The committee assures the group of its commitments to increase their franchise- a right…

The Secretary General of Abuja Deaf Women Association says she has something to tell the President  She wants the President to appoint a special needs woman that addresses the concerns…

  Theresa Degener is a renowned personality in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities She is a professor of law and disability studies at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences…

  People with disabilities have said they do not want pity from Nigerians The individuals, through major disability groups in Nigeria, want encouragement to take active part in the economic…