Acting United States Consul General Darcy Zotter on Tuesday unveiled a Disability-Friendly Digital Hub hosted at the Lagos office of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD).

Deborah, Elizabeth and Ishaya are three of a kind.  They are victims of avoidable circumstances. For Deborah, lack of adequate health facility and awareness caused her trauma from the damaging effects of jaundice, while ignorance and lack of family planning by  Elizabeth’s parents caused her grief. On his part, Ishaya is a victim of neglect by a care giver and poor access to a good health facility.

WOMEN with disabilities are more prone to being victims of Gender Based Violence. This claim was made by Executive Director of Project Alert, Josephine Chukwuma, who recently made it known that Project Alert will be sensitizing different stakeholders in the society thereby increasing awareness on gender based violence and women with disabilities in Nigeria.

Dr Amina Bello, wife of the Niger Governor, on Monday called for the immediate renovation of the school for children with disabilities tagged: School for Special Education, in Minna.

The Federal Government says it will soon establish a National Commission for Persons with Disabilities to serve as the platform for the enforcement of all provisions of the Disability Act.