Michael Alagba, 13-yr-old amputee challenges disability stigma with 2km walk
"I’ve heard people say I won’t be able to do certain things. But I write, sing, and take care of myself. I dream of becoming a teacher"
Disability Day: PWD urge LAHA to pass inclusive education policy into law
Persons with Disability (PWD) in Lagos on Tuesday urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to do all within its power to ensure the passage of inclusive education policy into law. Dr. Adebukola Adebayo, Lagos State Chairman, Joint National Association of PWD, stated this during a rally to the assembly to mark the International Day […]
‘Nigeria’s culture of creating laws without implementation hurting PWDs
By: Muneer Yaqub The Rwandan government recently commissioned eleven disabled-friendly buses to ease transportation for People with Disabilities (PWDs). In contrast, it is already nine months since the Nigerian government signed the 2018 Disability Bill into law, having lingered on the floor of the National Assembly for more than 18 years. But there are still […]
“Harnessing potentials of PWD has economic value”
Air Vice Marshal Femi Gbadebo, an Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) retired from active service in 2008. Presently he is the founder of Benola, a Cerebral Palsy Initiative which has been in operation since February 2013 and since August 2016, the Initiator of FG Talks, a platform through which he uses lessons learnt from his life experiences to help others cope with the realities of life. In this interview with Saturday Vanguard, he reveals the economic values accruing when we patiently take time to harness potentials embedded in those our children, relations living with one disability or the other. Excepts:
