The Executive Director of the Centre for Citizens with Disability, David Anyaele, Tuesday said society has failed people with disabilities and made them vulnerable to exploitation from the public. DAILY TRUST reports.
He spoke in Lagos during his keynote address at the Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER’s) one-day training on Reporting People Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) with the support of the Ford Foundation West Africa Regional Office.Information Guide Nigeria
Anyaele said only inclusive education could change the fortunes of people with disabilities and propel them to realise their potential as responsible citizens and members of society.
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“The media needs to work with them. In Nigeria, there is the Association for the Comprehensive Empowerment of Nigerians with Disabilities (ASCEND) and the Joint Association of Persons Living with Disabilities (JONAWPD).
“There is also the legal framework that the media needs to promote and advance. Nigeria already ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities while at the local level, the Nigerian government has signed into law the Discrimination Against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) Act 2018. The law sanctions people or institutions who discriminate against PLWD.”JAMB Result
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