(3564,2,'2021-04-20 22:35:13','2021-04-20 22:35:13','<h5>ICDA 2018 Conference Resources</h5>		\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ICDA-2018-confrence-resources-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ICDA-2018-confrence-resources-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ICDA-2018-confrence-resources-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ICDA-2018-confrence-resources-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ICDA-2018-confrence-resources.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											\n			<h2>International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA) 2018 </h2>		\n		<p>The ICDA 2018 conference was organised by ISDS under the auspices of the School Director, Dr Precious N Sango. The conference brought together PwDs, academics, policy makers, care professionals and various stakeholders to develop and share ideas that would help improve research, policy and care practices for people with IDD in Africa. Keynote presentations were delivered by Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones (Director, Tizard Centre, University of Kent), Professor Mary Haggai (Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Jos), Hon. Idagbo Ochiglegor (Sponsor of the Nigerians with Disability Bill) and others.</p>		\n			<p>Thanks to our conference sponsors</p>		\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"399\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Beds-logo-1024x511.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Beds-logo-1024x511.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Beds-logo-300x150.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Beds-logo-768x383.png 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Beds-logo-1536x766.png 1536w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Beds-logo.png 1940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											\n										<img width=\"599\" height=\"133\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ninety_group.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ninety_group.png 599w, 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Register to attend now or submit an abstract if you intend to present. <b>The theme of the ICDA 2021 conference is: “Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People”. </b>Discussions and conference submissions should focus on various theories, forms and applications of empowerment in the field of disability studies globally and possible implications for disabled people within the African context.</p>		\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Register Online\n					</a>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Register-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Register-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Register-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Register-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Register.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						TRAINING WORKSHOPS\n					</a>\n				<h3>\n					Understanding Intellectual Disabilities and Learning Difficulties (ISDS901)\n				</h3>\n								<p>This workshop aims to develop people’s understanding, knowledge and perception of intellectual and (neuro) developmental disabilities; exploring the basic facts about the causes of disabilities, including historical and contemporary concepts and models of disability, implications of terminologies such as the use of intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities and learning difficulties and ways to support individuals. </p>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£50 (₦35,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Learn More\n					</a>\n				<h3>\n					Inclusion and Participation of Disabled People in Education and Society (ISDS902)\n				</h3>\n								<p>This workshop aims to explore factors and processes that lead to social and educational exclusion of disabled people in our society; exploring legislations/policies in relation to disability and their practical and cultural implications for disabled people, reflecting on ways in which the lives of disabled people might be improved in the ways they are supported.</p>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£50 (₦35,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Learn More\n					</a>\n				<h3>\n					Spiritual, Cultural and Scientific Perspectives on Mental Health Conditions (ISDS903)\n				</h3>\n								<p>This workshop aims to explore the historical; medical and contemporary definitions of mental health and how policy and practice have changed over time; simultaneously illuminating the intricate yet close connection between spirituality and mental health from various perspectives.  This workshop will also develop an understanding of the way spiritual/religious and medical interpretations of mental health and illness influence the experience of mental illness, the diagnosis, and the variety of treatments people access.</p>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£50 (₦35,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Learn More\n					</a>\n				<h3>\n					Leadership and Management of Care Services for Disabled People (ISDS904)\n				</h3>\n								<p>This online course is intended for people working, or interested, in any aspect of the disability field in African countries who want to advance their knowledge and understanding of the role of leadership and management in promoting the interests and support for people with disabilities in Africa.  The number of participants per workshop will not exceed thirty</p>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										2 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£100 (₦70,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Learn More\n					</a>\n				<h3>\n					Introduction to Social Research Methods - 2 Days Training and Research Project (ISDS905)\n				</h3>\n								<p>This workshop aims to develop people’s understanding of the principles of social research and related philosophical debates; people who take this workshop will also develop basic skills in the use of both quantitative and qualitative research techniques and begin to judge what methods and techniques are appropriate to specific research problems/questions.</p>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										2 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										1,500 word essay report\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£100 (₦70,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Learn More\n					</a>\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY\n					</a>\n		<p>At ISDS, we have an experienced and strategic international coalition of disability and social inclusion academics, clinicians, psychiatrists, who collaboratively or individually work on different disability related projects in line with the School’s objectives. We have currently established teams of researchers according to the following research themes: </p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Special Educational Needs\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Mental Health Conditions\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Stigma and Social Inclusion\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Social Policy and Inclusive Development (SPID)\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Spirituality and Quality of Life (SQL)\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Care Management and Leadership (CML)\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Contact Our Experts\n					</a>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"603\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Consultancy.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Consultancy.png 950w, 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07:19:35','2021-09-10 07:19:35','<figure><img width=\"531\" height=\"531\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png 531w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" /></figure><h3>About</h3><p>International School of Disability Studies (ISDS) is a centre for learning in Nigeria that provides academic training and research opportunities for people interested in disabilities including but not limited to intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health conditions. ISDS was founded in 2014 by Dr Precious Nonye Sango to act as a research and learning centre for students, researchers, policy makers, health and social care professionals and anyone interested in disabilities. ISDS is currently working to set up a Library in Abuja which will hold the most extensive collection of books, journals and resources on disabilities and related disciplines such as Psychology, Sociology and Research Methods in Nigeria. The School’s faculty  and consultants deliver world class teaching, supervision and research to its workshop participants and project clients.</p>		\n												<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />														\n			<h4>The Context</h4>		\n									<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>Nigerian Paralympian Flora Ugwunwa set another world record, winning gold at the Rio Paralympics.</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h3>Disability in Nigeria</h3>		\n		<p>Nigeria is estimated to have a population of over 180 million. Whilst no reliable official statistics of the number of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Nigeria exist, estimates by the 2011 World Report on Disability, suggest that approximately <strong>25 million Nigerians</strong> have a disability. 3.5 million of these have significant difficulties in social and physical functioning. These disabilities include physical, intellectual and developmental conditions. According to the American Psychiatric Association people with intellectual disabilities (ID) have cognitive impairment such as an IQ of less than 70, and/or significant impairments in adaptive behaviour. Such conditions are diagnosed before age 18. </p>		\n			<h4>The Challenges</h4>		\n			<h3>Visible but invisible</h3>		\n		<p>Despite the large number of people with disabilities in Nigeria, little support is given to individuals living with disabilities. These individuals are often excluded from social, economic and political affairs in society. The most common avenue of social aid for people with disabilities is usually through families, non-governmental organisations and religious communities. Although charities and families take on the responsibility for the social support of people with ID, these support systems are limited or non-existent due to the stigma attached to disability within the society. Individuals with ID are often seen as a disgrace to their families by neighbours and relatives. As a result people with disabilities are subject to neglect and isolation. In extreme cases, these individuals are abandoned to become homeless, living on the streets and begging or family members keep them indoors away from public view.</p>		\n									<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-1024x614.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-300x180.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-768x460.png 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD.png 1043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>James (not real name) attends a school in Northern Nigeria that has no books, computers or trained staff to help with his Special Educational Needs.</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h4>The Solutions</h4>		\n									<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-1024x768.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-300x225.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-768x576.png 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-600x450.png 600w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release.png 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>Delegates including policy makers, international academics and health care professionals convene at the first International Confrence on Disabilities in Africa, hosted in Abuja by ISDS</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h3>Focus on research and training at ISDS</h3>		\n		<p>Although a few non-governmental organisations are working to care for PWDs, there needs to be more programmes to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and care of learning and physical disabilities in order to improve the attitudes of people towards the disabled in Nigeria and Africa. As such, the International School of Disability Studies was established as the first specialized institution in Nigeria for learning disability research, teaching and learning. By delivering quality education and training to anyone interested in disabilities including but not limited to IDD (students, academics, researchers, families of people with disabilities, carers, health workers and service providers), we aim to improve care standards and public attitudes towards people with disabilities, reducing stigma and enhancing their quality of life. You are welcome to study or partner with ISDS.</p>		\n			<h4>Faculty</h4>		\n		<p>ISDS faculty and associate members deliver training workshops, conferences and research supervision to organisations, students, carers, health care professionals and social workers in order to improve the quality of care and treatment available to people with disabilities including but not limited to intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illness in Nigeria.</p>		\n												<img width=\"612\" height=\"611\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile.png 612w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" />														\n			<h5>Dr Precious Nonye Sango</h5>		\n			<p>Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Studies</p>		\n			<p>BSc, MA, PhD, PGCHE, Advance HE SF, ADOS-2 & ADI-R Certified</p>		\n			<p>School Director</p>		\n												<img width=\"268\" height=\"268\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile.jpg 268w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" />														\n			<h5>Prof Rachel Forrester-Jones</h5>		\n			<p>Professor of Social Policy</p>		\n			<p>BSc, PDip, PhD, PGCHE, LLB</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n												<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile.jpg 700w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile-300x300.jpg 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src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau.jpg 620w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" />														\n			<h5>Mr Roy Deveau</h5>		\n			<p>Care Management Consultant</p>		\n			<p>MA, MSc, RMN, RGN</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n												<img width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder.png 512w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" />														\n			<h5>Ms Julia Biermann</h5>		\n			<p>Lecturer in Disability Studies</p>		\n			<p>Dipl.-Soz., Dipl.-Päd.</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n												<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />														\n			<h5>Contact Us</h5>		\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Send us a message here\n					</a>','About','','inherit','closed','closed','','2434-revision-v1','','','2021-09-10 07:19:35','2021-09-10 07:19:35','',2434,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3628',0,'revision','',0),(2521,2,'2019-12-06 22:08:27','2019-12-06 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including but not limited to intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health conditions. ISDS was founded in 2014 by Dr Precious Nonye Sango to act as a research and learning centre for students, researchers, policy makers, health and social care professionals and anyone interested in disabilities. ISDS is currently working to set up a Library in Abuja which will hold the most extensive collection of books, journals and resources on disabilities and related disciplines such as Psychology, Sociology and Research Methods in Nigeria. The School’s faculty  and consultants deliver world class teaching, supervision and research to its workshop participants and project clients.</p>		\n												<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />														\n			<h4>The Context</h4>		\n									<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>Nigerian Paralympian Flora Ugwunwa set another world record, winning gold at the Rio Paralympics.</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h3>Disability in Nigeria</h3>		\n		<p>Nigeria is estimated to have a population of over 180 million. Whilst no reliable official statistics of the number of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Nigeria exist, estimates by the 2011 World Report on Disability, suggest that approximately <strong>25 million Nigerians</strong> have a disability. 3.5 million of these have significant difficulties in social and physical functioning. These disabilities include physical, intellectual and developmental conditions. According to the American Psychiatric Association people with intellectual disabilities (ID) have cognitive impairment such as an IQ of less than 70, and/or significant impairments in adaptive behaviour. Such conditions are diagnosed before age 18. </p>		\n			<h4>The Challenges</h4>		\n			<h3>Visible but invisible</h3>		\n		<p>Despite the large number of people with disabilities in Nigeria, little support is given to individuals living with disabilities. These individuals are often excluded from social, economic and political affairs in society. The most common avenue of social aid for people with disabilities is usually through families, non-governmental organisations and religious communities. Although charities and families take on the responsibility for the social support of people with ID, these support systems are limited or non-existent due to the stigma attached to disability within the society. Individuals with ID are often seen as a disgrace to their families by neighbours and relatives. As a result people with disabilities are subject to neglect and isolation. In extreme cases, these individuals are abandoned to become homeless, living on the streets and begging or family members keep them indoors away from public view.</p>		\n									<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-1024x614.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-300x180.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-768x460.png 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD.png 1043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>James (not real name) attends a school in Northern Nigeria that has no books, computers or trained staff to help with his Special Educational Needs.</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h4>The Solutions</h4>		\n									<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-1024x768.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-300x225.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-768x576.png 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-600x450.png 600w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release.png 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>Delegates including policy makers, international academics and health care professionals convene at the first International Confrence on Disabilities in Africa, hosted in Abuja by ISDS</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h3>Focus on research and training at ISDS</h3>		\n		<p>Although a few non-governmental organisations are working to care for PWDs, there needs to be more programmes to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and care of learning and physical disabilities in order to improve the attitudes of people towards the disabled in Nigeria and Africa. As such, the International School of Disability Studies was established as the first specialized institution in Nigeria for learning disability research, teaching and learning. By delivering quality education and training to anyone interested in disabilities including but not limited to IDD (students, academics, researchers, families of people with disabilities, carers, health workers and service providers), we aim to improve care standards and public attitudes towards people with disabilities, reducing stigma and enhancing their quality of life. You are welcome to study or partner with ISDS.</p>		\n			<h4>Faculty</h4>		\n		<p>ISDS faculty and associate members deliver training workshops, conferences and research supervision to organisations, students, carers, health care professionals and social workers in order to improve the quality of care and treatment available to people with disabilities including but not limited to intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illness in Nigeria.</p>		\n												<img width=\"612\" height=\"611\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile.png 612w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" />														\n			<h5>Dr Precious Nonye Sango</h5>		\n			<p>Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Studies</p>		\n			<p>BSc, MA, PhD, PGCHE, Advance HE SF, ADOS-2 & ADI-R Certified</p>		\n			<p>School Director</p>		\n												<img width=\"268\" height=\"268\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile.jpg 268w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" />														\n			<h5>Prof Rachel Forrester-Jones</h5>		\n			<p>Professor of Social Policy</p>		\n			<p>BSc, PDip, PhD, PGCHE, LLB</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n												<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile.jpg 700w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" />														\n			<h5>Mrs Eziafakaku Nwokolo</h5>		\n			<p>Board Certified Behaviour Analyst</p>		\n			<p>BCBA, ADOS-2 & ADI-R Certified, MSc</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n												<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chidi-profile.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chidi-profile.jpeg 700w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chidi-profile-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chidi-profile-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" />														\n			<h5>Dr Chidiebere Uwadoka MD</h5>		\n			<p>Consultant Psychiatrists</p>		\n			<p>MSc, MSc, MD</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n												<img width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau.jpg 620w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" />														\n			<h5>Mr Roy Deveau</h5>		\n			<p>Care Management Consultant</p>		\n			<p>MA, MSc, RMN, RGN</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n												<img width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder.png 512w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" />														\n			<h5>Ms Julia Biermann</h5>		\n			<p>Lecturer in Disability Studies</p>		\n			<p>Dipl.-Soz., Dipl.-Päd.</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n												<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />														\n			<h5>Contact Us</h5>		\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Send us a message here\n					</a>','About','','inherit','closed','closed','','2434-revision-v1','','','2021-09-10 07:19:35','2021-09-10 07:19:35','',2434,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3629',0,'revision','',0),(2537,2,'2019-12-06 23:00:35','2019-12-06 23:00:35','','Staff profile','','inherit','open','closed','','staff-profile','','','2019-12-06 23:00:35','2019-12-06 23:00:35','',2434,'https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2534,2,'2019-12-06 22:52:48','2019-12-06 22:52:48','','Placeholder','','inherit','open','closed','','placeholder','','','2019-12-06 22:52:48','2019-12-06 22:52:48','',2434,'https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2543,2,'2021-04-20 09:38:41','2019-12-06 23:34:40',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','2543','','','2021-04-20 09:38:41','2021-04-20 09:38:41','',0,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=2543',5,'nav_menu_item','',0),(2544,2,'2019-12-06 23:44:15','2019-12-06 23:44:15','https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png','cropped-ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png','','inherit','open','closed','','cropped-isds-new-logo-square-white-png','','','2019-12-06 23:44:15','2019-12-06 23:44:15','',0,'https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3625,2,'2021-07-28 15:25:16','2021-07-28 15:25:16','<figure><img width=\"531\" height=\"531\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png 531w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" /></figure><h3>About</h3><p>International School of Disability Studies (ISDS) is a centre for learning in Nigeria that provides academic training and research opportunities for people interested in disabilities including but not limited to intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health conditions. ISDS was founded in 2014 by Dr Precious Nonye Sango to act as a research and learning centre for students, researchers, policy makers, health and social care professionals and anyone interested in disabilities. ISDS is currently working to set up a Library in Abuja which will hold the most extensive collection of books, journals and resources on disabilities and related disciplines such as Psychology, Sociology and Research Methods in Nigeria. The School’s faculty  and consultants deliver world class teaching, supervision and research to its workshop participants and project clients.</p>		\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/About-Front.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											\n			<h4>The Context</h4>		\n							<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Flora-Ugwunwa.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>Nigerian Paralympian Flora Ugwunwa set another world record, winning gold at the Rio Paralympics.</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h3>Disability in Nigeria</h3>		\n		<p>Nigeria is estimated to have a population of over 180 million. Whilst no reliable official statistics of the number of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Nigeria exist, estimates by the 2011 World Report on Disability, suggest that approximately <strong>25 million Nigerians</strong> have a disability. 3.5 million of these have significant difficulties in social and physical functioning. These disabilities include physical, intellectual and developmental conditions. According to the American Psychiatric Association people with intellectual disabilities (ID) have cognitive impairment such as an IQ of less than 70, and/or significant impairments in adaptive behaviour. Such conditions are diagnosed before age 18. </p>		\n			<h4>The Challenges</h4>		\n			<h3>Visible but invisible</h3>		\n		<p>Despite the large number of people with disabilities in Nigeria, little support is given to individuals living with disabilities. These individuals are often excluded from social, economic and political affairs in society. The most common avenue of social aid for people with disabilities is usually through families, non-governmental organisations and religious communities. Although charities and families take on the responsibility for the social support of people with ID, these support systems are limited or non-existent due to the stigma attached to disability within the society. Individuals with ID are often seen as a disgrace to their families by neighbours and relatives. As a result people with disabilities are subject to neglect and isolation. In extreme cases, these individuals are abandoned to become homeless, living on the streets and begging or family members keep them indoors away from public view.</p>		\n							<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-1024x614.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-300x180.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD-768x460.png 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD.png 1043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>James (not real name) attends a school in Northern Nigeria that has no books, computers or trained staff to help with his Special Educational Needs.</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h4>The Solutions</h4>		\n							<figure>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-1024x768.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-300x225.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-768x576.png 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release-600x450.png 600w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Press-release.png 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											<figcaption>Delegates including policy makers, international academics and health care professionals convene at the first International Confrence on Disabilities in Africa, hosted in Abuja by ISDS</figcaption>\n										</figure>\n			<h3>Focus on research and training at ISDS</h3>		\n		<p>Although a few non-governmental organisations are working to care for PWDs, there needs to be more programmes to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and care of learning and physical disabilities in order to improve the attitudes of people towards the disabled in Nigeria and Africa. As such, the International School of Disability Studies was established as the first specialized institution in Nigeria for learning disability research, teaching and learning. By delivering quality education and training to anyone interested in disabilities including but not limited to IDD (students, academics, researchers, families of people with disabilities, carers, health workers and service providers), we aim to improve care standards and public attitudes towards people with disabilities, reducing stigma and enhancing their quality of life. You are welcome to study or partner with ISDS.</p>		\n			<h4>Faculty</h4>		\n		<p>ISDS faculty and associate members deliver training workshops, conferences and research supervision to organisations, students, carers, health care professionals and social workers in order to improve the quality of care and treatment available to people with disabilities including but not limited to intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illness in Nigeria.</p>		\n										<img width=\"612\" height=\"611\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile.png 612w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Precious-profile-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" />											\n			<h5>Dr Precious Nonye Sango</h5>		\n			<p>Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Studies</p>		\n			<p>BA, MA, PhD, PGCHE, Advance HE SF, ADOS-2 & ADI-R Certified</p>		\n			<p>School Director</p>		\n										<img width=\"268\" height=\"268\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile.jpg 268w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rachel-profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" />											\n			<h5>Prof Rachel Forrester-Jones</h5>		\n			<p>Professor of Social Policy</p>		\n			<p>BSc, PDip, PhD, PGCHE, LLB</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n										<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile.jpg 700w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Eziafakaku-profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" />											\n			<h5>Mrs Eziafakaku Nwokolo</h5>		\n			<p>Board Certified Behaviour Analyst</p>		\n			<p>BCBA, ADOS-2 & ADI-R Certified, MSc</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n										<img width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chidi-profile.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chidi-profile.jpeg 700w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chidi-profile-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Chidi-profile-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" />											\n			<h5>Dr Chidiebere Uwadoka MD</h5>		\n			<p>Consultant Psychiatrists</p>		\n			<p>MSc, MSc, MD</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n										<img width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau.jpg 620w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Roy-Deveau-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" />											\n			<h5>Mr Roy Deveau</h5>		\n			<p>Care Management Consultant</p>		\n			<p>MA, MSc, RMN, RGN</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n										<img width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder.png 512w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Placeholder-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" />											\n			<h5>Ms Julia Biermann</h5>		\n			<p>Lecturer in Disability Studies</p>		\n			<p>Dipl.-Soz., Dipl.-Päd.</p>		\n			<p>Faculty Consultant</p>		\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Staff-profile.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											\n			<h5>Contact Us</h5>		\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Send us a message here\n					</a>','About','','inherit','closed','closed','','2434-revision-v1','','','2021-07-28 15:25:16','2021-07-28 15:25:16','',2434,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3625',0,'revision','',0),(3493,2,'2021-04-20 21:39:36','2021-04-20 21:39:36','<h5>Leading Disability Research in Nigeria</h5>		\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Front-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Front-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Front-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Front-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Front-900x600.jpg 900w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Front-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											\n				<h3>\n					Research at<br>ISDS\n				</h3>\n								<p>Although a few non-governmental organisations are working to care for PWDs, there needs to be more programmes to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and care of learning and physical disabilities in order to improve the attitudes of people towards the disabled in Nigeria and Africa. As such, the International School of Disability Studies was established as the first specialized institution in Nigeria for learning disability research, teaching and learning. By delivering quality education and training to anyone interested in disabilities including but not limited to IDD (students, academics, researchers, families of people with disabilities, carers, health workers and service providers), we aim to improve care standards and public attitudes towards people with disabilities, reducing stigma and enhancing their quality of life. You are welcome to study or partner with ISDS.</p>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY\n					</a>\n		<p>At ISDS, we have an experienced and strategic international coalition of disability and social inclusion academics, clinicians, psychiatrists, who collaboratively or individually work on different disability related projects in line with the School’s objectives. We have currently established teams of researchers according to the following research themes: </p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Special Educational Needs\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Mental Health Conditions\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Stigma and Social Inclusion\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Social Policy and Inclusive Development (SPID)\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Spirituality and Quality of Life (SQL)\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Care Management and Leadership (CML)\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Contact Our Experts\n					</a>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						FEATURED PROJECT\n					</a>\n			<h2>Understanding Disability, Promoting Disability Inclusion.</h2>		\n		<p>ISDS recently delivered two workshops for Propcom Mai-karfi on disability inclusiveness: one for key stakeholders and the other targeted at Propcom staff. The stakeholders workshop brought together participants from over twenty public and private sector organisations. Both workshops were platforms to sensitise participants on disability, share findings from research and experiences, and consolidate efforts to promoting disability inclusion. At the end of the workshops, participants developed strategies to improve inclusion of people with disabilities in their organisations and projects.</p>		\n			<a href=\"http://www.propcommaikarfi.org/results/disability-and-disability-inclusion\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n						Read More\n					</a>\n										<img width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20190912_162056-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20190912_162056-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20190912_162056-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20190912_162056-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />											\n		<p>ISDS has worked on research and consultancy projects for several organisations including:</p>		\n											<a href=\"https://www.lawclinic.org.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n							<img width=\"264\" height=\"230\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-Logo-only.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" />								</a>\n											<a href=\"http://www.propcommaikarfi.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n							<img width=\"200\" height=\"178\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" />								</a>\n											<a href=\"http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n							<img width=\"800\" height=\"320\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Palladium-Logo-Black-Text-transparent-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Palladium-Logo-Black-Text-transparent-PNG.png 945w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Palladium-Logo-Black-Text-transparent-PNG-300x120.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Palladium-Logo-Black-Text-transparent-PNG-768x307.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />								</a>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						JOURNAL\n					</a>\n										<img width=\"431\" height=\"610\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Journal.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Journal.png 431w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Journal-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" />											\n			<h2>The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD)</h2>		\n			<h3>Launching soon</h3>		\n		<p>The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) is new publication to be launched by ISDS. The journal would provide an accessible, readable and informative source of data and knowledge for those working in the field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Special Educational Needs, Mental Health and related subjects with a special focus on Africa. The journal would publish original research, literature reviews, theoretical and empirical papers on topics related to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Special Educational Needs, Mental Health and Learning Difficulties. AJIDD is to be published by the ISDS and papers published in the journal are freely accessible online for ISDS members and students.</p><p><strong>Call for papers</strong></p><p>Authors should download our <a href=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/AJIDD-Author-Guidelines.pdf\">Author Guidelines</a> before submitting an article using the link on this page. Articles submitted should fit one of the following criteria: Research paper, Viewpoint,  Technical paper, Conceptual paper, Case study, Literature review or General book review.</p>','Research and Consultancy','','inherit','closed','closed','','2334-revision-v1','','','2021-04-20 21:39:36','2021-04-20 21:39:36','',2334,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3493',0,'revision','',0),(3588,2,'2021-05-02 14:02:04','2021-05-02 14:02:04','<h5>International Conference on Disabilities in Africa</h5>		\n												<img width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image.png 1200w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-300x167.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-1024x570.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />														\n				<h3>\n					ICDA 2021 <br>Registration Now Open\n				</h3>\n								<p>We invite you to join us for the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa, hosted biennially by the International School of Disability Studies. We aim to create a space where researchers, academics, law/policy makers, care professionals, activists, disabled individuals, their families and anyone interested in disability matters from around the world come together to share and debate research, ideas and developments in the field of disability studies in Africa. On this page, you can register or submit an abstract, as well as view the presentations and reports of our previous conferences. </p>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						ONLINE FORMAT\n					</a>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						ICDA 2021 Theme\n					</a>\n					<blockquote>\n			<p>\n				Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People			</p>\n					</blockquote>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										Friday 30th July - Saturday 31st July 2021\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Online via Zoom\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<p>Friday 30th July 2021 -  9am to 4pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Paid Workshop					</h1>\n						We\'ll be offering a paid training workshop on Day 1 of the conference, using interactive learning techniques to introduce and cover theoretical and practical aspects of the subject of the workshop.					\n			<p>Saturday 31st July 2021 -  9am to 4pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Free Conference					</h1>\n						On Day 2, conference participants experience a series of keynote and paper presentations online from a variety of national and international speakers, as well as an interactive panel discussion.					\n			<p>Saturday 31st July 2021 -  4pm to 5pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Free Networking Session					</h1>\n						The conference ends on Day 2 with an online networking session, offering participants the opportunity to engage in and carry on discussing and networking with various key stakeholders.					\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						Day 1: The Workshop\n					</a>\n		<h5>Understanding Intellectual Disabilities and Learning Difficulties (ISDS901)</h5><p>This workshop aims to develop people’s understanding, knowledge and perception of intellectual and (neuro) developmental disabilities; exploring the basic facts about the causes of disabilities, including historical and contemporary concepts and models of disability, implications of terminologies such as the use of intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities and learning difficulties and ways to support individuals.</p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£50 (₦35,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						Day 2: The Conference and Networking Session\n					</a>\n		<h5>Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People</h5><p>Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how disabled people can be empowered to become more visible and actively included in their respective communities in Africa. Topics can include empirical or non-empirical work related to best practices; education, skills acquisition, and how these can be or have been applied in the African context. We also welcome presentations on any topic related to empowerment and disabilities (i.e., intellectual disability, vision Impairment, autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, physical disability etc).</p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online conference\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										1 hour online networking session\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Free registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n		<p><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p>Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions and Reference list. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors. Deadline for submitting your abstract is 4<sup>th</sup> June 2021<em>.</em> We will notify authors of the outcome by the 25<sup>th</sup> of June 2021.</p><p><strong>Presentations and Publications</strong></p><p>Abstracts that are accepted for the conference can choose to present at the conference only or also submit a full article for publication in the inaugural edition of The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) by the 30th of November 2021.</p><p><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p>Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2023)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference.  Email <strong>info@isds.com.ng </strong>to discuss sponsorship opportunities</p>		\n			<h2>Register <br>Online</h2>		\n			<p>Call for Abstracts</p>		\n									<a href=\"\">ICDA 2021</a>\n									<a href=\"\">ICDA 2018</a>\n									ICDA 2021\n					<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Theme: </strong>&#8220;Empowering for a better quality of life”</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dates: </strong>Friday 30th &#8211; Saturday 31st July 2021 (9am &#8211; 4pm on both days)</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:</strong> Fraser Suites, Abuja, Nigeria</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><br />The theme of the ICDA 2021 conference is: “Empowering for a better quality of life”. </b>Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how disabled people can be empowered to become more visible and actively included in their respective communities in Africa. Topics can include empirical or non-empirical work related to best practices; education, skills acquisition,  and how these can be or have been applied in the African context. We also welcome presentations on any topic related to empowerment and disabilities (i.e., intellectual disability, vision Impairment, autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, physical disability etc).</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Workshop: <strong>Demystifying Intellectual Disability </strong></p><p>Whether you are a beginner, or you are an academic looking for a refresher, this workshop is ideal for anyone interested in Intellectual Disability (ID). Some of the topics that will be explored on the day aim to give you a better understanding about ID, exploring various models and perspectives and various types of ID; challenges faced by disabled people in Africa and wider context. This workshop will be delivered by our faculty director and some of our ISDS consultants via face-to-face interactive sessions and with group tasks and discussions. Participants will also receive an ISDS <strong>Certificate of attendance</strong>.</p><p>You will also have an opportunity to <strong>become part of ISDS research teams</strong> organised according to the following research themes: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD); Special Educational Needs (SEN); Mental Health Conditions (MHS); Stigma and Social Inclusion (SSI); Social Policy and Inclusive Development (SPID); Spirituality and Quality of Life (SQL); Care Management and Leadership (CML).<br />Buffet lunch will be provided on the day.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Format</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Friday 30th: Training Workshops by ISDS faculty and consultants<br />Saturday 31st Keynote / Paper presentations and panel discussions<br />Saturday 31st: Networking Dinner at Fraser Suites, Abuja</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors. <b>Deadline for submitting your abstract is 28<sup>th</sup> May 2021</b>. We will notify authors of the outcome by the 30<sup>th</sup> of June 2021.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Presentations and Publications</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstracts that are accepted for the conference can choose to present at the conference only or also submit a full article for publication in the inaugural edition of The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) by the 30th of November 2021.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Registration</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Register for the conference using the online form below, <strong>registration ends on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June 2020 or when maximum delegates are reached</strong>. Registration to attend or present a paper on Day 2 of the conference (the 31st of July 2020) is <strong>free</strong>.</p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>Day 1 &#8211; Workshops:</strong> 30th of July 2021 – a fee of <strong>£63</strong> or<strong> ₦30,000</strong> is required if you wish to attend the workshop taking place on Day 1 of the conference. Buffet lunch will be provided for all participants.</li><li><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Conference: </strong>31st of July 2021 –  <strong>Free</strong></li><li><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Networking Dinner: </strong>31st of July 2021 &#8211; a fee of <strong>£22</strong> or <strong>₦10,000</strong> is required if you wish to attend the networking dinner on the evening of Day 2 at Fraser Suites, Abuja.</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Airport Transfers</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">For first time visitors to Nigeria, free airport transfers will also be arranged from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to their hotel upon arrival and when departing.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Accommodation</b></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will email out recommended hotels to conference attendees who require accommodation who will then need to arrange this themselves by contacting the hotel they choose to sojourn with.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Visas</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Please check if you need an entry visa to Nigeria and make your application by visiting oisservices.com You can email us at <em>info@isds.com.ng</em> if you need an invitation letter or need further assistance with the process.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2020)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference.  Email <em>info@isds.com.ng </em>to discuss sponsorship opportunities</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"> </p>\n									ICDA 2018\n					<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Theme: </strong>&#8220;Visible but invisible: towards a new perspective on disability in Africa”</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dates:</strong> Saturday 28th July 2018</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:</strong> Abuja, Nigeria</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><strong>We are delighted to invite you to attend the first International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA), on the 28<sup>th</sup> of July 2018, taking place at Nordic Hotel, in Abuja, Nigeria to mark the launch of the International School of Disability Studies (ISDS) in Nigeria. The theme of the conference is: “Visible but invisible: towards a new perspective on disability in Africa”. Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how to overcome the stigma associated with disability and exploring new approaches to improving the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Africa.</strong></b></p><p><strong>Welcome</strong></p><p>The ICDA conference is being organised by ISDS under the auspices of the School Director, Dr Precious N Sango. The conference aims to bring together researchers and stakeholders in the area of IDD to develop and share ideas that would help improve research, policy and care practices for people with IDD in Africa. Researchers, academics, policy makers, care professionals and anyone interested in disability research is welcome to register and attend. Abstracts can also be submitted for the poster presentation and panel discussion segments of the conference.  Keynote presentations would be delivered by Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones (Director, Tizard Centre, University of Kent) and Professor Mary Haggai (Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Jos).</p><p><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p>Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors and include if you would prefer for your abstract to be considered as a poster or for publication in The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD). Deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 March 2018.</p><p><strong>Registration and accommodation</strong></p><p>Register for the conference using the online form below, registration ends on the 31st of May. There is no registration fee. Morning refreshments and lunch  will be provided on the day of the conference. The conference will take place at the Nordic hotel, Abuja. Conference attendees who require accommodation need to pay an accommodation fee after registration to enable us make their reservations. Price ranges for single rooms are from £120 per night. Transport will be arranged to transfer attendees from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to their hotel upon arrival and when departing.</p><p><strong>Visas</strong></p><p>Please check if you need an entry visa to Nigeria and make your application by visiting <a href=\"https://oisservices.com/home.php\">https://oisservices.com/home.php.</a> You can email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@isds.com.ng\">info@isds.com.ng</a> if you need an invitation letter or need further assistance with the process.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2020)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference. Email <em>info@isds.com.ng </em>to discuss sponsorship opportunities.</p><h5><a href=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/icda2018/\"><strong>&gt; VIEW ICDA 20</strong><strong>18 RESOURCES</strong></a></h5>','Conference','','inherit','closed','closed','','2170-revision-v1','','','2021-05-02 14:02:04','2021-05-02 14:02:04','',2170,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3588',0,'revision','',0),(3214,2,'2021-04-20 15:40:20','2021-04-20 15:40:20','<h2>\n						ICDA 2018 Conference Resources Now Available					</h2>\n						Official conference report, videos of presentations and panel discussions and photographs now available online.					\n					<a>\n						View ICDA 2018 Resources					</a>\n				NOW AVAILABLE\n										<img width=\"531\" height=\"531\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png 531w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" />											\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Contact Us\n					</a>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n					<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/isds.com.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">						\n											</a>\n									</li>\n								<li>\n					<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9_VM_MYqLwDYDoF-3wOQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">						\n											</a>\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n		<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ISDS is a registered company in Nigeria, RC No 1421249 <br /><strong>© International School of Disability Studies</strong></p>','NEW SITE FOOTER','','inherit','closed','closed','','2066-revision-v1','','','2021-04-20 15:40:20','2021-04-20 15:40:20','',2066,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3214',0,'revision','',0),(3584,2,'2021-04-30 11:21:20','2021-04-30 11:21:20','<h5>International Conference on Disabilities in Africa</h5>		\n												<img width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image.png 1200w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-300x167.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-1024x570.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />														\n				<h3>\n					ICDA 2021 <br>Registration Now Open\n				</h3>\n								<p>We invite you to join us for the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa, hosted biennially by the International School of Disability Studies. We aim to create a space where researchers, academics, law/policy makers, care professionals, activists, disabled individuals, their families and anyone interested in disability matters from around the world come together to share and debate research, ideas and developments in the field of disability studies in Africa. On this page, you can register or submit an abstract, as well as view the presentations and reports of our previous conferences. </p>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						ONLINE FORMAT\n					</a>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						ICDA 2021 Theme\n					</a>\n					<blockquote>\n			<p>\n				Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People			</p>\n					</blockquote>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										Friday 30th July - Saturday 31st July 2021\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Online via Zoom\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<p>Friday 30th July 2021 -  9am to 4pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Paid Workshop					</h1>\n						We\'ll be offering a paid training workshop on Day 1 of the conference, using interactive learning techniques to introduce and cover theoretical and practical aspects of the subject of the workshop.					\n			<p>Saturday 31st July 2021 -  9am to 4pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Free Conference					</h1>\n						On Day 2, conference participants experience a series of keynote and paper presentations online from a variety of national and international speakers, as well as an interactive panel discussion.					\n			<p>Saturday 31st July 2021 -  4pm to 5pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Free Networking Session					</h1>\n						The conference ends on Day 2 with an online networking session, offering participants the opportunity to engage in and carry on discussing and networking with various key stakeholders.					\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						Day 1: The Workshop\n					</a>\n		<h5>Understanding Intellectual Disabilities and Learning Difficulties (ISDS901)</h5><p>This workshop aims to develop people’s understanding, knowledge and perception of intellectual and (neuro) developmental disabilities; exploring the basic facts about the causes of disabilities, including historical and contemporary concepts and models of disability, implications of terminologies such as the use of intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities and learning difficulties and ways to support individuals.</p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£50 (₦35,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						Day 2: The Conference and Networking Session\n					</a>\n		<h5>Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People</h5><p>Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how disabled people can be empowered to become more visible and actively included in their respective communities in Africa. Topics can include empirical or non-empirical work related to best practices; education, skills acquisition, and how these can be or have been applied in the African context. We also welcome presentations on any topic related to empowerment and disabilities (i.e., intellectual disability, vision Impairment, autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, physical disability etc).</p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online conference\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										1 hour online networking session\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Free registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n		<p><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p>Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors. Deadline for submitting your abstract is 4<sup>th</sup> June 2021<em>.</em> We will notify authors of the outcome by the 25<sup>th</sup> of June 2021.</p><p><strong>Presentations and Publications</strong></p><p>Abstracts that are accepted for the conference can choose to present at the conference only or also submit a full article for publication in the inaugural edition of The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) by the 30th of November 2021.</p><p><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p>Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2023)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference.  Email <strong>info@isds.com.ng </strong>to discuss sponsorship opportunities</p>		\n			<h2>Register <br>Online</h2>		\n			<p>Call for Abstracts</p>		\n									<a href=\"\">ICDA 2021</a>\n									<a href=\"\">ICDA 2018</a>\n									ICDA 2021\n					<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Theme: </strong>&#8220;Empowering for a better quality of life”</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dates: </strong>Friday 30th &#8211; Saturday 31st July 2021 (9am &#8211; 4pm on both days)</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:</strong> Fraser Suites, Abuja, Nigeria</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><br />The theme of the ICDA 2021 conference is: “Empowering for a better quality of life”. </b>Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how disabled people can be empowered to become more visible and actively included in their respective communities in Africa. Topics can include empirical or non-empirical work related to best practices; education, skills acquisition,  and how these can be or have been applied in the African context. We also welcome presentations on any topic related to empowerment and disabilities (i.e., intellectual disability, vision Impairment, autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, physical disability etc).</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Workshop: <strong>Demystifying Intellectual Disability </strong></p><p>Whether you are a beginner, or you are an academic looking for a refresher, this workshop is ideal for anyone interested in Intellectual Disability (ID). Some of the topics that will be explored on the day aim to give you a better understanding about ID, exploring various models and perspectives and various types of ID; challenges faced by disabled people in Africa and wider context. This workshop will be delivered by our faculty director and some of our ISDS consultants via face-to-face interactive sessions and with group tasks and discussions. Participants will also receive an ISDS <strong>Certificate of attendance</strong>.</p><p>You will also have an opportunity to <strong>become part of ISDS research teams</strong> organised according to the following research themes: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD); Special Educational Needs (SEN); Mental Health Conditions (MHS); Stigma and Social Inclusion (SSI); Social Policy and Inclusive Development (SPID); Spirituality and Quality of Life (SQL); Care Management and Leadership (CML).<br />Buffet lunch will be provided on the day.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Format</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Friday 30th: Training Workshops by ISDS faculty and consultants<br />Saturday 31st Keynote / Paper presentations and panel discussions<br />Saturday 31st: Networking Dinner at Fraser Suites, Abuja</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors. <b>Deadline for submitting your abstract is 28<sup>th</sup> May 2021</b>. We will notify authors of the outcome by the 30<sup>th</sup> of June 2021.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Presentations and Publications</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstracts that are accepted for the conference can choose to present at the conference only or also submit a full article for publication in the inaugural edition of The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) by the 30th of November 2021.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Registration</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Register for the conference using the online form below, <strong>registration ends on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June 2020 or when maximum delegates are reached</strong>. Registration to attend or present a paper on Day 2 of the conference (the 31st of July 2020) is <strong>free</strong>.</p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>Day 1 &#8211; Workshops:</strong> 30th of July 2021 – a fee of <strong>£63</strong> or<strong> ₦30,000</strong> is required if you wish to attend the workshop taking place on Day 1 of the conference. Buffet lunch will be provided for all participants.</li><li><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Conference: </strong>31st of July 2021 –  <strong>Free</strong></li><li><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Networking Dinner: </strong>31st of July 2021 &#8211; a fee of <strong>£22</strong> or <strong>₦10,000</strong> is required if you wish to attend the networking dinner on the evening of Day 2 at Fraser Suites, Abuja.</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Airport Transfers</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">For first time visitors to Nigeria, free airport transfers will also be arranged from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to their hotel upon arrival and when departing.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Accommodation</b></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will email out recommended hotels to conference attendees who require accommodation who will then need to arrange this themselves by contacting the hotel they choose to sojourn with.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Visas</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Please check if you need an entry visa to Nigeria and make your application by visiting oisservices.com You can email us at <em>info@isds.com.ng</em> if you need an invitation letter or need further assistance with the process.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2020)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference.  Email <em>info@isds.com.ng </em>to discuss sponsorship opportunities</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"> </p>\n									ICDA 2018\n					<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Theme: </strong>&#8220;Visible but invisible: towards a new perspective on disability in Africa”</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dates:</strong> Saturday 28th July 2018</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:</strong> Abuja, Nigeria</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><strong>We are delighted to invite you to attend the first International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA), on the 28<sup>th</sup> of July 2018, taking place at Nordic Hotel, in Abuja, Nigeria to mark the launch of the International School of Disability Studies (ISDS) in Nigeria. The theme of the conference is: “Visible but invisible: towards a new perspective on disability in Africa”. Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how to overcome the stigma associated with disability and exploring new approaches to improving the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Africa.</strong></b></p><p><strong>Welcome</strong></p><p>The ICDA conference is being organised by ISDS under the auspices of the School Director, Dr Precious N Sango. The conference aims to bring together researchers and stakeholders in the area of IDD to develop and share ideas that would help improve research, policy and care practices for people with IDD in Africa. Researchers, academics, policy makers, care professionals and anyone interested in disability research is welcome to register and attend. Abstracts can also be submitted for the poster presentation and panel discussion segments of the conference.  Keynote presentations would be delivered by Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones (Director, Tizard Centre, University of Kent) and Professor Mary Haggai (Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Jos).</p><p><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p>Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors and include if you would prefer for your abstract to be considered as a poster or for publication in The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD). Deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 March 2018.</p><p><strong>Registration and accommodation</strong></p><p>Register for the conference using the online form below, registration ends on the 31st of May. There is no registration fee. Morning refreshments and lunch  will be provided on the day of the conference. The conference will take place at the Nordic hotel, Abuja. Conference attendees who require accommodation need to pay an accommodation fee after registration to enable us make their reservations. Price ranges for single rooms are from £120 per night. Transport will be arranged to transfer attendees from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to their hotel upon arrival and when departing.</p><p><strong>Visas</strong></p><p>Please check if you need an entry visa to Nigeria and make your application by visiting <a href=\"https://oisservices.com/home.php\">https://oisservices.com/home.php.</a> You can email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@isds.com.ng\">info@isds.com.ng</a> if you need an invitation letter or need further assistance with the process.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2020)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference. Email <em>info@isds.com.ng </em>to discuss sponsorship opportunities.</p><h5><a href=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/icda2018/\"><strong>&gt; VIEW ICDA 20</strong><strong>18 RESOURCES</strong></a></h5>','Conference','','inherit','closed','closed','','2170-revision-v1','','','2021-04-30 11:21:20','2021-04-30 11:21:20','',2170,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3584',0,'revision','',0),(3230,2,'2021-04-20 15:54:36','2021-04-20 15:54:36','<h2>\n						ICDA 2018 Conference Resources Now Available					</h2>\n						Official conference report, videos of presentations and panel discussions and photographs now available online.					\n					<a>\n						View ICDA 2018 Resources					</a>\n				NOW AVAILABLE\n										<img width=\"531\" height=\"531\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE.png 531w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE-300x300.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISDS-new-logo-SQUARE-WHITE-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" />											\n			<a role=\"button\">\n						Contact Us\n					</a>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n					<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/isds.com.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">						\n											</a>\n									</li>\n								<li>\n					<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9_VM_MYqLwDYDoF-3wOQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">						\n											</a>\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n		<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ISDS is a registered company in Nigeria, RC No 1421249 <br /><strong>© International School of Disability Studies</strong></p>','NEW SITE FOOTER','','inherit','closed','closed','','2066-revision-v1','','','2021-04-20 15:54:36','2021-04-20 15:54:36','',2066,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3230',0,'revision','',0),(3587,2,'2021-05-02 14:02:04','2021-05-02 14:02:04','<h5>International Conference on Disabilities in Africa</h5>		\n												<img width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image.png 1200w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-300x167.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-1024x570.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />														\n				<h3>\n					ICDA 2021 <br>Registration Now Open\n				</h3>\n								<p>We invite you to join us for the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa, hosted biennially by the International School of Disability Studies. We aim to create a space where researchers, academics, law/policy makers, care professionals, activists, disabled individuals, their families and anyone interested in disability matters from around the world come together to share and debate research, ideas and developments in the field of disability studies in Africa. On this page, you can register or submit an abstract, as well as view the presentations and reports of our previous conferences. </p>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						ONLINE FORMAT\n					</a>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						ICDA 2021 Theme\n					</a>\n					<blockquote>\n			<p>\n				Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People			</p>\n					</blockquote>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										Friday 30th July - Saturday 31st July 2021\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Online via Zoom\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<p>Friday 30th July 2021 -  9am to 4pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Paid Workshop					</h1>\n						We\'ll be offering a paid training workshop on Day 1 of the conference, using interactive learning techniques to introduce and cover theoretical and practical aspects of the subject of the workshop.					\n			<p>Saturday 31st July 2021 -  9am to 4pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Free Conference					</h1>\n						On Day 2, conference participants experience a series of keynote and paper presentations online from a variety of national and international speakers, as well as an interactive panel discussion.					\n			<p>Saturday 31st July 2021 -  4pm to 5pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Free Networking Session					</h1>\n						The conference ends on Day 2 with an online networking session, offering participants the opportunity to engage in and carry on discussing and networking with various key stakeholders.					\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						Day 1: The Workshop\n					</a>\n		<h5>Understanding Intellectual Disabilities and Learning Difficulties (ISDS901)</h5><p>This workshop aims to develop people’s understanding, knowledge and perception of intellectual and (neuro) developmental disabilities; exploring the basic facts about the causes of disabilities, including historical and contemporary concepts and models of disability, implications of terminologies such as the use of intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities and learning difficulties and ways to support individuals.</p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£50 (₦35,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						Day 2: The Conference and Networking Session\n					</a>\n		<h5>Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People</h5><p>Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how disabled people can be empowered to become more visible and actively included in their respective communities in Africa. Topics can include empirical or non-empirical work related to best practices; education, skills acquisition, and how these can be or have been applied in the African context. We also welcome presentations on any topic related to empowerment and disabilities (i.e., intellectual disability, vision Impairment, autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, physical disability etc).</p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online conference\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										1 hour online networking session\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Free registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n		<p><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p>Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions and Reference list. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors. Deadline for submitting your abstract is 4<sup>th</sup> June 2021<em>.</em> We will notify authors of the outcome by the 25<sup>th</sup> of June 2021.</p><p><strong>Presentations and Publications</strong></p><p>Abstracts that are accepted for the conference can choose to present at the conference only or also submit a full article for publication in the inaugural edition of The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) by the 30th of November 2021.</p><p><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p>Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2023)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference.  Email <strong>info@isds.com.ng </strong>to discuss sponsorship opportunities</p>		\n			<h2>Register <br>Online</h2>		\n			<p>Call for Abstracts</p>		\n									<a href=\"\">ICDA 2021</a>\n									<a href=\"\">ICDA 2018</a>\n									ICDA 2021\n					<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Theme: </strong>&#8220;Empowering for a better quality of life”</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dates: </strong>Friday 30th &#8211; Saturday 31st July 2021 (9am &#8211; 4pm on both days)</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:</strong> Fraser Suites, Abuja, Nigeria</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><br />The theme of the ICDA 2021 conference is: “Empowering for a better quality of life”. </b>Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how disabled people can be empowered to become more visible and actively included in their respective communities in Africa. Topics can include empirical or non-empirical work related to best practices; education, skills acquisition,  and how these can be or have been applied in the African context. We also welcome presentations on any topic related to empowerment and disabilities (i.e., intellectual disability, vision Impairment, autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, physical disability etc).</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Workshop: <strong>Demystifying Intellectual Disability </strong></p><p>Whether you are a beginner, or you are an academic looking for a refresher, this workshop is ideal for anyone interested in Intellectual Disability (ID). Some of the topics that will be explored on the day aim to give you a better understanding about ID, exploring various models and perspectives and various types of ID; challenges faced by disabled people in Africa and wider context. This workshop will be delivered by our faculty director and some of our ISDS consultants via face-to-face interactive sessions and with group tasks and discussions. Participants will also receive an ISDS <strong>Certificate of attendance</strong>.</p><p>You will also have an opportunity to <strong>become part of ISDS research teams</strong> organised according to the following research themes: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD); Special Educational Needs (SEN); Mental Health Conditions (MHS); Stigma and Social Inclusion (SSI); Social Policy and Inclusive Development (SPID); Spirituality and Quality of Life (SQL); Care Management and Leadership (CML).<br />Buffet lunch will be provided on the day.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Format</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Friday 30th: Training Workshops by ISDS faculty and consultants<br />Saturday 31st Keynote / Paper presentations and panel discussions<br />Saturday 31st: Networking Dinner at Fraser Suites, Abuja</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors. <b>Deadline for submitting your abstract is 28<sup>th</sup> May 2021</b>. We will notify authors of the outcome by the 30<sup>th</sup> of June 2021.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Presentations and Publications</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstracts that are accepted for the conference can choose to present at the conference only or also submit a full article for publication in the inaugural edition of The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) by the 30th of November 2021.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Registration</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Register for the conference using the online form below, <strong>registration ends on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June 2020 or when maximum delegates are reached</strong>. Registration to attend or present a paper on Day 2 of the conference (the 31st of July 2020) is <strong>free</strong>.</p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>Day 1 &#8211; Workshops:</strong> 30th of July 2021 – a fee of <strong>£63</strong> or<strong> ₦30,000</strong> is required if you wish to attend the workshop taking place on Day 1 of the conference. Buffet lunch will be provided for all participants.</li><li><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Conference: </strong>31st of July 2021 –  <strong>Free</strong></li><li><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Networking Dinner: </strong>31st of July 2021 &#8211; a fee of <strong>£22</strong> or <strong>₦10,000</strong> is required if you wish to attend the networking dinner on the evening of Day 2 at Fraser Suites, Abuja.</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Airport Transfers</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">For first time visitors to Nigeria, free airport transfers will also be arranged from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to their hotel upon arrival and when departing.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Accommodation</b></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will email out recommended hotels to conference attendees who require accommodation who will then need to arrange this themselves by contacting the hotel they choose to sojourn with.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Visas</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Please check if you need an entry visa to Nigeria and make your application by visiting oisservices.com You can email us at <em>info@isds.com.ng</em> if you need an invitation letter or need further assistance with the process.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2020)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference.  Email <em>info@isds.com.ng </em>to discuss sponsorship opportunities</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"> </p>\n									ICDA 2018\n					<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Theme: </strong>&#8220;Visible but invisible: towards a new perspective on disability in Africa”</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dates:</strong> Saturday 28th July 2018</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:</strong> Abuja, Nigeria</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><strong>We are delighted to invite you to attend the first International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA), on the 28<sup>th</sup> of July 2018, taking place at Nordic Hotel, in Abuja, Nigeria to mark the launch of the International School of Disability Studies (ISDS) in Nigeria. The theme of the conference is: “Visible but invisible: towards a new perspective on disability in Africa”. Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how to overcome the stigma associated with disability and exploring new approaches to improving the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Africa.</strong></b></p><p><strong>Welcome</strong></p><p>The ICDA conference is being organised by ISDS under the auspices of the School Director, Dr Precious N Sango. The conference aims to bring together researchers and stakeholders in the area of IDD to develop and share ideas that would help improve research, policy and care practices for people with IDD in Africa. Researchers, academics, policy makers, care professionals and anyone interested in disability research is welcome to register and attend. Abstracts can also be submitted for the poster presentation and panel discussion segments of the conference.  Keynote presentations would be delivered by Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones (Director, Tizard Centre, University of Kent) and Professor Mary Haggai (Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Jos).</p><p><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p>Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors and include if you would prefer for your abstract to be considered as a poster or for publication in The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD). Deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 March 2018.</p><p><strong>Registration and accommodation</strong></p><p>Register for the conference using the online form below, registration ends on the 31st of May. There is no registration fee. Morning refreshments and lunch  will be provided on the day of the conference. The conference will take place at the Nordic hotel, Abuja. Conference attendees who require accommodation need to pay an accommodation fee after registration to enable us make their reservations. Price ranges for single rooms are from £120 per night. Transport will be arranged to transfer attendees from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to their hotel upon arrival and when departing.</p><p><strong>Visas</strong></p><p>Please check if you need an entry visa to Nigeria and make your application by visiting <a href=\"https://oisservices.com/home.php\">https://oisservices.com/home.php.</a> You can email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@isds.com.ng\">info@isds.com.ng</a> if you need an invitation letter or need further assistance with the process.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2020)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference. Email <em>info@isds.com.ng </em>to discuss sponsorship opportunities.</p><h5><a href=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/icda2018/\"><strong>&gt; VIEW ICDA 20</strong><strong>18 RESOURCES</strong></a></h5>','Conference','','inherit','closed','closed','','2170-revision-v1','','','2021-05-02 14:02:04','2021-05-02 14:02:04','',2170,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3587',0,'revision','',0),(3585,2,'2021-04-30 11:21:21','2021-04-30 11:21:21','<h5>International Conference on Disabilities in Africa</h5>		\n												<img width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image.png 1200w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-300x167.png 300w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-1024x570.png 1024w, https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Conference-front-image-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />														\n				<h3>\n					ICDA 2021 <br>Registration Now Open\n				</h3>\n								<p>We invite you to join us for the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa, hosted biennially by the International School of Disability Studies. We aim to create a space where researchers, academics, law/policy makers, care professionals, activists, disabled individuals, their families and anyone interested in disability matters from around the world come together to share and debate research, ideas and developments in the field of disability studies in Africa. On this page, you can register or submit an abstract, as well as view the presentations and reports of our previous conferences. </p>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						ONLINE FORMAT\n					</a>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						ICDA 2021 Theme\n					</a>\n					<blockquote>\n			<p>\n				Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People			</p>\n					</blockquote>\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										Friday 30th July - Saturday 31st July 2021\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Online via Zoom\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<p>Friday 30th July 2021 -  9am to 4pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Paid Workshop					</h1>\n						We\'ll be offering a paid training workshop on Day 1 of the conference, using interactive learning techniques to introduce and cover theoretical and practical aspects of the subject of the workshop.					\n			<p>Saturday 31st July 2021 -  9am to 4pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Free Conference					</h1>\n						On Day 2, conference participants experience a series of keynote and paper presentations online from a variety of national and international speakers, as well as an interactive panel discussion.					\n			<p>Saturday 31st July 2021 -  4pm to 5pm</p>		\n									<h1>\n						Free Networking Session					</h1>\n						The conference ends on Day 2 with an online networking session, offering participants the opportunity to engage in and carry on discussing and networking with various key stakeholders.					\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						Day 1: The Workshop\n					</a>\n		<h5>Understanding Intellectual Disabilities and Learning Difficulties (ISDS901)</h5><p>This workshop aims to develop people’s understanding, knowledge and perception of intellectual and (neuro) developmental disabilities; exploring the basic facts about the causes of disabilities, including historical and contemporary concepts and models of disability, implications of terminologies such as the use of intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities and learning difficulties and ways to support individuals.</p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online workshop\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										£50 (₦35,000) registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n			<a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">\n						Day 2: The Conference and Networking Session\n					</a>\n		<h5>Global Perspectives on Empowerment for Disabled People</h5><p>Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how disabled people can be empowered to become more visible and actively included in their respective communities in Africa. Topics can include empirical or non-empirical work related to best practices; education, skills acquisition, and how these can be or have been applied in the African context. We also welcome presentations on any topic related to empowerment and disabilities (i.e., intellectual disability, vision Impairment, autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, physical disability etc).</p>		\n					<ul>\n							<li>\n										1 day online conference\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										1 hour online networking session\n									</li>\n								<li>\n										Free registration\n									</li>\n						</ul>\n		<p><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p>Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions and Reference list. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors. Deadline for submitting your abstract is 4<sup>th</sup> June 2021<em>.</em> We will notify authors of the outcome by the 25<sup>th</sup> of June 2021.</p><p><strong>Presentations and Publications</strong></p><p>Abstracts that are accepted for the conference can choose to present at the conference only or also submit a full article for publication in the inaugural edition of The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) by the 30th of November 2021.</p><p><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p>Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2023)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference.  Email <strong>info@isds.com.ng </strong>to discuss sponsorship opportunities</p>		\n			<h2>Register <br>Online</h2>		\n			<p>Call for Abstracts</p>		\n									<a href=\"\">ICDA 2021</a>\n									<a href=\"\">ICDA 2018</a>\n									ICDA 2021\n					<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Theme: </strong>&#8220;Empowering for a better quality of life”</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dates: </strong>Friday 30th &#8211; Saturday 31st July 2021 (9am &#8211; 4pm on both days)</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:</strong> Fraser Suites, Abuja, Nigeria</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><br />The theme of the ICDA 2021 conference is: “Empowering for a better quality of life”. </b>Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how disabled people can be empowered to become more visible and actively included in their respective communities in Africa. Topics can include empirical or non-empirical work related to best practices; education, skills acquisition,  and how these can be or have been applied in the African context. We also welcome presentations on any topic related to empowerment and disabilities (i.e., intellectual disability, vision Impairment, autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, physical disability etc).</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Workshop: <strong>Demystifying Intellectual Disability </strong></p><p>Whether you are a beginner, or you are an academic looking for a refresher, this workshop is ideal for anyone interested in Intellectual Disability (ID). Some of the topics that will be explored on the day aim to give you a better understanding about ID, exploring various models and perspectives and various types of ID; challenges faced by disabled people in Africa and wider context. This workshop will be delivered by our faculty director and some of our ISDS consultants via face-to-face interactive sessions and with group tasks and discussions. Participants will also receive an ISDS <strong>Certificate of attendance</strong>.</p><p>You will also have an opportunity to <strong>become part of ISDS research teams</strong> organised according to the following research themes: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD); Special Educational Needs (SEN); Mental Health Conditions (MHS); Stigma and Social Inclusion (SSI); Social Policy and Inclusive Development (SPID); Spirituality and Quality of Life (SQL); Care Management and Leadership (CML).<br />Buffet lunch will be provided on the day.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Format</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Friday 30th: Training Workshops by ISDS faculty and consultants<br />Saturday 31st Keynote / Paper presentations and panel discussions<br />Saturday 31st: Networking Dinner at Fraser Suites, Abuja</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors. <b>Deadline for submitting your abstract is 28<sup>th</sup> May 2021</b>. We will notify authors of the outcome by the 30<sup>th</sup> of June 2021.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Presentations and Publications</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstracts that are accepted for the conference can choose to present at the conference only or also submit a full article for publication in the inaugural edition of The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) by the 30th of November 2021.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Registration</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Register for the conference using the online form below, <strong>registration ends on the 30<sup>th</sup> of June 2020 or when maximum delegates are reached</strong>. Registration to attend or present a paper on Day 2 of the conference (the 31st of July 2020) is <strong>free</strong>.</p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>Day 1 &#8211; Workshops:</strong> 30th of July 2021 – a fee of <strong>£63</strong> or<strong> ₦30,000</strong> is required if you wish to attend the workshop taking place on Day 1 of the conference. Buffet lunch will be provided for all participants.</li><li><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Conference: </strong>31st of July 2021 –  <strong>Free</strong></li><li><strong>Day 2 &#8211; Networking Dinner: </strong>31st of July 2021 &#8211; a fee of <strong>£22</strong> or <strong>₦10,000</strong> is required if you wish to attend the networking dinner on the evening of Day 2 at Fraser Suites, Abuja.</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Airport Transfers</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">For first time visitors to Nigeria, free airport transfers will also be arranged from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to their hotel upon arrival and when departing.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Accommodation</b></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will email out recommended hotels to conference attendees who require accommodation who will then need to arrange this themselves by contacting the hotel they choose to sojourn with.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Visas</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Please check if you need an entry visa to Nigeria and make your application by visiting oisservices.com You can email us at <em>info@isds.com.ng</em> if you need an invitation letter or need further assistance with the process.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2020)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference.  Email <em>info@isds.com.ng </em>to discuss sponsorship opportunities</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"> </p>\n									ICDA 2018\n					<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Theme: </strong>&#8220;Visible but invisible: towards a new perspective on disability in Africa”</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dates:</strong> Saturday 28th July 2018</li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location:</strong> Abuja, Nigeria</li></ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><strong>We are delighted to invite you to attend the first International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA), on the 28<sup>th</sup> of July 2018, taking place at Nordic Hotel, in Abuja, Nigeria to mark the launch of the International School of Disability Studies (ISDS) in Nigeria. The theme of the conference is: “Visible but invisible: towards a new perspective on disability in Africa”. Discussions and conference submissions would focus on how to overcome the stigma associated with disability and exploring new approaches to improving the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Africa.</strong></b></p><p><strong>Welcome</strong></p><p>The ICDA conference is being organised by ISDS under the auspices of the School Director, Dr Precious N Sango. The conference aims to bring together researchers and stakeholders in the area of IDD to develop and share ideas that would help improve research, policy and care practices for people with IDD in Africa. Researchers, academics, policy makers, care professionals and anyone interested in disability research is welcome to register and attend. Abstracts can also be submitted for the poster presentation and panel discussion segments of the conference.  Keynote presentations would be delivered by Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones (Director, Tizard Centre, University of Kent) and Professor Mary Haggai (Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Jos).</p><p><strong>Abstracts</strong></p><p>Abstracts can be submitted using the online form below and should be no more than 300 words not including the title and can consist of the following structure: Title, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Please include names, contact details and affiliation for all authors and include if you would prefer for your abstract to be considered as a poster or for publication in The African Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD). Deadline for submitting abstracts is 31 March 2018.</p><p><strong>Registration and accommodation</strong></p><p>Register for the conference using the online form below, registration ends on the 31st of May. There is no registration fee. Morning refreshments and lunch  will be provided on the day of the conference. The conference will take place at the Nordic hotel, Abuja. Conference attendees who require accommodation need to pay an accommodation fee after registration to enable us make their reservations. Price ranges for single rooms are from £120 per night. Transport will be arranged to transfer attendees from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to their hotel upon arrival and when departing.</p><p><strong>Visas</strong></p><p>Please check if you need an entry visa to Nigeria and make your application by visiting <a href=\"https://oisservices.com/home.php\">https://oisservices.com/home.php.</a> You can email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@isds.com.ng\">info@isds.com.ng</a> if you need an invitation letter or need further assistance with the process.</p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sponsor the conference</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Will you like to sponsor the next edition of the International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA 2020)? We offer sponsors the opportunity to have their brand printed on conference materials, have a table in the lobby and the opportunity to address participants at the end of the conference or during the dinner night. Your sponsorship fee goes towards the cost of organising and disseminating findings from the conference. Email <em>info@isds.com.ng </em>to discuss sponsorship opportunities.</p><h5><a href=\"https://www.isds.com.ng/icda2018/\"><strong>&gt; VIEW ICDA 20</strong><strong>18 RESOURCES</strong></a></h5>','Conference','','inherit','closed','closed','','2170-revision-v1','','','2021-04-30 11:21:21','2021-04-30 11:21:21','',2170,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3585',0,'revision','',0),(3598,2,'2021-07-09 10:10:31','2021-07-09 10:10:31','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Author: <a href=\"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/proper-implementation-of-constitutional-recognition-best-for-nigerians-living-with-disabilities-equal-rights-group/\">Abayomi Adeshida, Abuja<br></a>Originally published by <a href=\"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/proper-implementation-of-constitutional-recognition-best-for-nigerians-living-with-disabilities-equal-rights-group/\">Vanguard</a></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stakeholders have been urged to increase the zeal with which they are pursuing the attempt to give constitutional recognition to the rights and obligations of people living with disability in Nigeria by ensuring the proper implementation of the clauses so as to cause the disability community to also make tangible contributions to nation building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The attempt to effect the inclusiveness of Nigerians with disability during the current attempt by the National Assembly to carry out a constitution amendment has also been described as a clear undisputable and verifiable democratic dividend as the race for the achievement had taken decades without any meaningful outcome.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International Incorporation stated in separate communications with the offices of the Speaker House of Representatives, The American Ambassador to Nigeria and the Secretary Board of Trustees of the The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) that it was willing to express a profound appreciation for their contributions towards the successes achieved so far, but also implore them to continue to pay close attention to the implementation of the clauses even after they are entrenched in the constitution of Nigeria.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the letter to the House of Representatives which was jointly signed by the President, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International Incorporation, Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom and the Executive Secretary of the body, Mrs. Ngozi Pauline Ikebuaku, an appreciation was sent to the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for a successful second reading and a legacy on a bill for an act to amend the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), to provide for inclusion and protection of persons with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Not for profit group, “Having keenly monitored your unshaken dedication to the plight of the over 31 million Nigerians and one billion Persons with Disabilities worldwide, 10 million Almajiris/street beggars, who were direct victims of Childhood Traumas that suffer one of its mysterious and debilitating late effects, called, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), we write to appreciate your contributions towards lifting the disability community out of the problems that have held them down for many decades. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>” We also wish to appreciate your bold efforts you have taken personally to give constitutional recognition to the issues that affect millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), who were victims of Terrorism, Bandits, kidnapping, armed robbery, man-made and natural disasters, Climate Change, waste, Trans-boundary, indoors and outdoors Air pollution, who also suffer from its late effect called PTSDas well as wounded Nigerian Military and Security operatives together with retired Nigerians who suffer from age related mental and physical disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>” We hereby write on behalf of the Nigerian-Americans with Disabilities Living in the United States, our Nigerian and American Registered Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc., (ERPWDI) (aka Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Initiative(ERPWDI)) , FESTAC-USA, Inc, Kaysom Holding, Inc, in collaboration with Center for Advocacy and Citizens with Disabilities, European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, over one billion persons with disabilities and our leaders worldwide, to humbly send this note to express our heartfelt gratitude and congratulate you for making huge historic LEGACY for the 9th National Assembly, your political party, President Muhmmadu Buhari Administration, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigerians with Disabilities and every Nigerian family because every Nigerian family has at least one person with disabilities who would be a direct beneficiary of the provisions of the Bill when it become a law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“On July 1, 2021, the House of Representatives successfully gave Nigerians the best dividend of democracy through the passage of the, “A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES), which you the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, directly sponsored, which was passed by the House..</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Sir, on December 3, 2020, during the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in response to our multiple letters, requests and submissions/relief requests, which we made, to the National Assembly’s Committee on, Amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you directly made huge historic LEGACY by establishing a House Standing Committee on Disabilities. On the same day, you also appointed its committee members, with the Hon. Princess Mirian Onuoha as the Chairperson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Sir, you also, made huge historic LEGACY by being the first in history of Nigeria, who made excellent choice in appointing a person with disability, Barrister Abdulsalam Idowu Kamaldeen, Esq., as one of your Legislative Staff, Special Adviser on Special Needs and Equal Opportunity, representing Nigerians with Disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Therefore sir, per the aforementioned, we move to assure you that your multiple, great, historic achievements and LEGACIES made within two years of being sworn into office, as the Hon. Speaker of the 9th National Assembly’s House of Representatives, must be well documented and achieved, inside the proposed President Muhmmadu Buhari’s Presidential library and Disability Museum to be built. They shall always be passed down from one Generation of Nigerians with Disabilities to another for centuries to come.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Since 1914 history of the amalgamation of Nigeria by the British and October 1, 1960 Nigeria’s Independence and October 7, 1960, which our Federal Republic of Nigeria joined the membership of the United Nations to sign and ratify its Charter and Treaty Agreement, also signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its accompanying Optional Protocol, on March 30, 2007 as well as September 24, 2010, respectively; this is the first time both the Legislative and Executive Branches of Government, attempted to include Nigerians with Disabilities and serous, complex constitutional issues as part of the Nigerian Constitution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The historic Disability Bill, mandated that, “The Bill May be cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2021,” Whereby, “The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for inclusion and protection of Persons with Disabilities.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria1999 (as amended) (herein referred to as the “Principal Act”) is further amended as set out in this Bill’” on its sections, 147 (sub-section 3); 151 (sub-section 4 and 1); 192 (sub-section) 6); 196 (sub-section 5).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 147 is amended by including the word “and shall include persons with disabilities,” after the last word “state” in the last paragraph of Sub-Section 3;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Any appointment under Sub-Section (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of Sub-Section (14(3) of this Constitution. Provided that in giving effect to the provisions aforesaid the President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State and Shall include persons with disabilities;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 151 is amended by including a new sub-section (4) to read; The President while exercising the power conferred in sub-section (1) of this section, shall include person(s) with disabilities:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 196 is amended by including a new sub-section (5) to read: The Government while exercising the power conferred in sub-section 1 of this section shall include person(s) with disabilities;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Disability Bill concluded that; “Amendment of Part II: Concurrent Legislative List, of the Second Schedule (Legislative Powers), is amended by including a new item 31 to read:<br>(a) Of persons with Disabilities and or Disability Matters</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>“The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation with respect to the welfare of persons with disabilities and or disability matters;</li><li>“Nothing in Paragraph 31 hereof shall preclude a House of Assembly from making laws with respect to the welfare of persons with disabilities and disability matters provided it shall not be in consistent with any law made by the National Assembly.”</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We also thank the Hon. Princes Miriam Onuoha, Chair, House Committee on Disability Matters and Barr. Abdulsalam Idowu Kamaldeen, Special Adviser on Special Need and Equal Opportunity to the Rt. Hon. Speaker for helping you to make multiple historic disability legacies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We wish to appeal to the National Assembly through its oversight functions to pay more attention to the implementation of the law when passed because the implementation of Nigerian laws has been a great challenge but it is surmountable when everyone plays his part genuinely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Those great historic legacies made by the Rt. Honorable speaker, if implemented truthfully, shall be helping both the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Government of the Federation of Nigeria, to address Nigeria’s ongoing epidemic of hunger, joblessness, unemployment, post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), insecurity, insurgency, terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, irreconcilable community disputes. While it guarantees the rights of the people living with disabilities as Nigerians, it would also cause them to be committed to their obligations so they can also make their contributions to nation-building. We thank the Honorable Speaker for extending an invitation to us, to come and witness the great Historic legacy made.,” the group stated</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of the contributions of the American government to the achievement, the ERPWDI also stated that, “We thank the United States Government for providing us, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc and our Allies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which we successfully used in making multiple historic LEGACIES, whereby in response to our lobbying, advocacy and negotiations, on November 8, 2018 and November 21, 2018 respectively, the 9th National Assembly’s House of Representatives and Senate, passed into law the, Discrimination Against Person with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018; On January 23, 2019, HE President Muhamamdu Buhari, assented it into law; on August 28, 2020, he established its independent Implementation National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD); and on March 30, 2007 and September 24, 2010, respectively, our Federal Republic of Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo, Late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua and President Goodluck Jonathan, signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its accompanying Optional Protocol.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of the efforts made by the JONAPWD over the years to make the dream become reality, the group said, “We thank Miss Omotunde Ellen Thompson, who is the Secretary BoT, JONAPWD and President Center for Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities for providing us with physical representation at all of the meetings and events we held in Nigeria as well as continuing to represent us in directly witnessing that historic Legacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bill sponsored by the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila “A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES) passed its second reading at the National Assembly last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Proper implementation of constitutional recognition best for Nigerians Living with Disabilities — Equal Rights Group','“A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES)\" passed its second reading at the National Assembly last week.','inherit','closed','closed','','3596-revision-v1','','','2021-07-09 10:10:31','2021-07-09 10:10:31','',3596,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3598',0,'revision','',0),(3599,2,'2021-07-09 10:11:14','2021-07-09 10:11:14','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Author: <a href=\"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/proper-implementation-of-constitutional-recognition-best-for-nigerians-living-with-disabilities-equal-rights-group/\">Abayomi Adeshida</a><br>Originally published by <a href=\"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/proper-implementation-of-constitutional-recognition-best-for-nigerians-living-with-disabilities-equal-rights-group/\">Vanguard</a></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stakeholders have been urged to increase the zeal with which they are pursuing the attempt to give constitutional recognition to the rights and obligations of people living with disability in Nigeria by ensuring the proper implementation of the clauses so as to cause the disability community to also make tangible contributions to nation building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The attempt to effect the inclusiveness of Nigerians with disability during the current attempt by the National Assembly to carry out a constitution amendment has also been described as a clear undisputable and verifiable democratic dividend as the race for the achievement had taken decades without any meaningful outcome.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International Incorporation stated in separate communications with the offices of the Speaker House of Representatives, The American Ambassador to Nigeria and the Secretary Board of Trustees of the The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) that it was willing to express a profound appreciation for their contributions towards the successes achieved so far, but also implore them to continue to pay close attention to the implementation of the clauses even after they are entrenched in the constitution of Nigeria.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the letter to the House of Representatives which was jointly signed by the President, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International Incorporation, Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom and the Executive Secretary of the body, Mrs. Ngozi Pauline Ikebuaku, an appreciation was sent to the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for a successful second reading and a legacy on a bill for an act to amend the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), to provide for inclusion and protection of persons with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Not for profit group, “Having keenly monitored your unshaken dedication to the plight of the over 31 million Nigerians and one billion Persons with Disabilities worldwide, 10 million Almajiris/street beggars, who were direct victims of Childhood Traumas that suffer one of its mysterious and debilitating late effects, called, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), we write to appreciate your contributions towards lifting the disability community out of the problems that have held them down for many decades. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>” We also wish to appreciate your bold efforts you have taken personally to give constitutional recognition to the issues that affect millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), who were victims of Terrorism, Bandits, kidnapping, armed robbery, man-made and natural disasters, Climate Change, waste, Trans-boundary, indoors and outdoors Air pollution, who also suffer from its late effect called PTSDas well as wounded Nigerian Military and Security operatives together with retired Nigerians who suffer from age related mental and physical disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>” We hereby write on behalf of the Nigerian-Americans with Disabilities Living in the United States, our Nigerian and American Registered Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc., (ERPWDI) (aka Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Initiative(ERPWDI)) , FESTAC-USA, Inc, Kaysom Holding, Inc, in collaboration with Center for Advocacy and Citizens with Disabilities, European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, over one billion persons with disabilities and our leaders worldwide, to humbly send this note to express our heartfelt gratitude and congratulate you for making huge historic LEGACY for the 9th National Assembly, your political party, President Muhmmadu Buhari Administration, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigerians with Disabilities and every Nigerian family because every Nigerian family has at least one person with disabilities who would be a direct beneficiary of the provisions of the Bill when it become a law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“On July 1, 2021, the House of Representatives successfully gave Nigerians the best dividend of democracy through the passage of the, “A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES), which you the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, directly sponsored, which was passed by the House..</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Sir, on December 3, 2020, during the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in response to our multiple letters, requests and submissions/relief requests, which we made, to the National Assembly’s Committee on, Amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you directly made huge historic LEGACY by establishing a House Standing Committee on Disabilities. On the same day, you also appointed its committee members, with the Hon. Princess Mirian Onuoha as the Chairperson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Sir, you also, made huge historic LEGACY by being the first in history of Nigeria, who made excellent choice in appointing a person with disability, Barrister Abdulsalam Idowu Kamaldeen, Esq., as one of your Legislative Staff, Special Adviser on Special Needs and Equal Opportunity, representing Nigerians with Disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Therefore sir, per the aforementioned, we move to assure you that your multiple, great, historic achievements and LEGACIES made within two years of being sworn into office, as the Hon. Speaker of the 9th National Assembly’s House of Representatives, must be well documented and achieved, inside the proposed President Muhmmadu Buhari’s Presidential library and Disability Museum to be built. They shall always be passed down from one Generation of Nigerians with Disabilities to another for centuries to come.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Since 1914 history of the amalgamation of Nigeria by the British and October 1, 1960 Nigeria’s Independence and October 7, 1960, which our Federal Republic of Nigeria joined the membership of the United Nations to sign and ratify its Charter and Treaty Agreement, also signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its accompanying Optional Protocol, on March 30, 2007 as well as September 24, 2010, respectively; this is the first time both the Legislative and Executive Branches of Government, attempted to include Nigerians with Disabilities and serous, complex constitutional issues as part of the Nigerian Constitution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The historic Disability Bill, mandated that, “The Bill May be cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2021,” Whereby, “The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for inclusion and protection of Persons with Disabilities.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria1999 (as amended) (herein referred to as the “Principal Act”) is further amended as set out in this Bill’” on its sections, 147 (sub-section 3); 151 (sub-section 4 and 1); 192 (sub-section) 6); 196 (sub-section 5).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 147 is amended by including the word “and shall include persons with disabilities,” after the last word “state” in the last paragraph of Sub-Section 3;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Any appointment under Sub-Section (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of Sub-Section (14(3) of this Constitution. Provided that in giving effect to the provisions aforesaid the President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State and Shall include persons with disabilities;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 151 is amended by including a new sub-section (4) to read; The President while exercising the power conferred in sub-section (1) of this section, shall include person(s) with disabilities:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 196 is amended by including a new sub-section (5) to read: The Government while exercising the power conferred in sub-section 1 of this section shall include person(s) with disabilities;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Disability Bill concluded that; “Amendment of Part II: Concurrent Legislative List, of the Second Schedule (Legislative Powers), is amended by including a new item 31 to read:<br>(a) Of persons with Disabilities and or Disability Matters</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>“The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation with respect to the welfare of persons with disabilities and or disability matters;</li><li>“Nothing in Paragraph 31 hereof shall preclude a House of Assembly from making laws with respect to the welfare of persons with disabilities and disability matters provided it shall not be in consistent with any law made by the National Assembly.”</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We also thank the Hon. Princes Miriam Onuoha, Chair, House Committee on Disability Matters and Barr. Abdulsalam Idowu Kamaldeen, Special Adviser on Special Need and Equal Opportunity to the Rt. Hon. Speaker for helping you to make multiple historic disability legacies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We wish to appeal to the National Assembly through its oversight functions to pay more attention to the implementation of the law when passed because the implementation of Nigerian laws has been a great challenge but it is surmountable when everyone plays his part genuinely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Those great historic legacies made by the Rt. Honorable speaker, if implemented truthfully, shall be helping both the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Government of the Federation of Nigeria, to address Nigeria’s ongoing epidemic of hunger, joblessness, unemployment, post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), insecurity, insurgency, terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, irreconcilable community disputes. While it guarantees the rights of the people living with disabilities as Nigerians, it would also cause them to be committed to their obligations so they can also make their contributions to nation-building. We thank the Honorable Speaker for extending an invitation to us, to come and witness the great Historic legacy made.,” the group stated</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of the contributions of the American government to the achievement, the ERPWDI also stated that, “We thank the United States Government for providing us, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc and our Allies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which we successfully used in making multiple historic LEGACIES, whereby in response to our lobbying, advocacy and negotiations, on November 8, 2018 and November 21, 2018 respectively, the 9th National Assembly’s House of Representatives and Senate, passed into law the, Discrimination Against Person with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018; On January 23, 2019, HE President Muhamamdu Buhari, assented it into law; on August 28, 2020, he established its independent Implementation National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD); and on March 30, 2007 and September 24, 2010, respectively, our Federal Republic of Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo, Late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua and President Goodluck Jonathan, signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its accompanying Optional Protocol.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of the efforts made by the JONAPWD over the years to make the dream become reality, the group said, “We thank Miss Omotunde Ellen Thompson, who is the Secretary BoT, JONAPWD and President Center for Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities for providing us with physical representation at all of the meetings and events we held in Nigeria as well as continuing to represent us in directly witnessing that historic Legacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bill sponsored by the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila “A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES) passed its second reading at the National Assembly last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Proper implementation of constitutional recognition best for Nigerians Living with Disabilities — Equal Rights Group','“A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES)\" passed its second reading at the National Assembly last week.','inherit','closed','closed','','3596-revision-v1','','','2021-07-09 10:11:14','2021-07-09 10:11:14','',3596,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3599',0,'revision','',0),(3600,2,'2021-07-09 10:11:17','2021-07-09 10:11:17','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Author: <a href=\"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/proper-implementation-of-constitutional-recognition-best-for-nigerians-living-with-disabilities-equal-rights-group/\">Abayomi Adeshida</a><br>Originally published by <a href=\"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/proper-implementation-of-constitutional-recognition-best-for-nigerians-living-with-disabilities-equal-rights-group/\">Vanguard</a></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stakeholders have been urged to increase the zeal with which they are pursuing the attempt to give constitutional recognition to the rights and obligations of people living with disability in Nigeria by ensuring the proper implementation of the clauses so as to cause the disability community to also make tangible contributions to nation building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The attempt to effect the inclusiveness of Nigerians with disability during the current attempt by the National Assembly to carry out a constitution amendment has also been described as a clear undisputable and verifiable democratic dividend as the race for the achievement had taken decades without any meaningful outcome.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International Incorporation stated in separate communications with the offices of the Speaker House of Representatives, The American Ambassador to Nigeria and the Secretary Board of Trustees of the The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) that it was willing to express a profound appreciation for their contributions towards the successes achieved so far, but also implore them to continue to pay close attention to the implementation of the clauses even after they are entrenched in the constitution of Nigeria.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the letter to the House of Representatives which was jointly signed by the President, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International Incorporation, Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom and the Executive Secretary of the body, Mrs. Ngozi Pauline Ikebuaku, an appreciation was sent to the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for a successful second reading and a legacy on a bill for an act to amend the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), to provide for inclusion and protection of persons with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Not for profit group, “Having keenly monitored your unshaken dedication to the plight of the over 31 million Nigerians and one billion Persons with Disabilities worldwide, 10 million Almajiris/street beggars, who were direct victims of Childhood Traumas that suffer one of its mysterious and debilitating late effects, called, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), we write to appreciate your contributions towards lifting the disability community out of the problems that have held them down for many decades. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>” We also wish to appreciate your bold efforts you have taken personally to give constitutional recognition to the issues that affect millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), who were victims of Terrorism, Bandits, kidnapping, armed robbery, man-made and natural disasters, Climate Change, waste, Trans-boundary, indoors and outdoors Air pollution, who also suffer from its late effect called PTSDas well as wounded Nigerian Military and Security operatives together with retired Nigerians who suffer from age related mental and physical disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>” We hereby write on behalf of the Nigerian-Americans with Disabilities Living in the United States, our Nigerian and American Registered Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc., (ERPWDI) (aka Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Initiative(ERPWDI)) , FESTAC-USA, Inc, Kaysom Holding, Inc, in collaboration with Center for Advocacy and Citizens with Disabilities, European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, over one billion persons with disabilities and our leaders worldwide, to humbly send this note to express our heartfelt gratitude and congratulate you for making huge historic LEGACY for the 9th National Assembly, your political party, President Muhmmadu Buhari Administration, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigerians with Disabilities and every Nigerian family because every Nigerian family has at least one person with disabilities who would be a direct beneficiary of the provisions of the Bill when it become a law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“On July 1, 2021, the House of Representatives successfully gave Nigerians the best dividend of democracy through the passage of the, “A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES), which you the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, directly sponsored, which was passed by the House..</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Sir, on December 3, 2020, during the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in response to our multiple letters, requests and submissions/relief requests, which we made, to the National Assembly’s Committee on, Amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you directly made huge historic LEGACY by establishing a House Standing Committee on Disabilities. On the same day, you also appointed its committee members, with the Hon. Princess Mirian Onuoha as the Chairperson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Sir, you also, made huge historic LEGACY by being the first in history of Nigeria, who made excellent choice in appointing a person with disability, Barrister Abdulsalam Idowu Kamaldeen, Esq., as one of your Legislative Staff, Special Adviser on Special Needs and Equal Opportunity, representing Nigerians with Disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Therefore sir, per the aforementioned, we move to assure you that your multiple, great, historic achievements and LEGACIES made within two years of being sworn into office, as the Hon. Speaker of the 9th National Assembly’s House of Representatives, must be well documented and achieved, inside the proposed President Muhmmadu Buhari’s Presidential library and Disability Museum to be built. They shall always be passed down from one Generation of Nigerians with Disabilities to another for centuries to come.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Since 1914 history of the amalgamation of Nigeria by the British and October 1, 1960 Nigeria’s Independence and October 7, 1960, which our Federal Republic of Nigeria joined the membership of the United Nations to sign and ratify its Charter and Treaty Agreement, also signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its accompanying Optional Protocol, on March 30, 2007 as well as September 24, 2010, respectively; this is the first time both the Legislative and Executive Branches of Government, attempted to include Nigerians with Disabilities and serous, complex constitutional issues as part of the Nigerian Constitution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The historic Disability Bill, mandated that, “The Bill May be cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2021,” Whereby, “The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for inclusion and protection of Persons with Disabilities.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria1999 (as amended) (herein referred to as the “Principal Act”) is further amended as set out in this Bill’” on its sections, 147 (sub-section 3); 151 (sub-section 4 and 1); 192 (sub-section) 6); 196 (sub-section 5).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 147 is amended by including the word “and shall include persons with disabilities,” after the last word “state” in the last paragraph of Sub-Section 3;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Any appointment under Sub-Section (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of Sub-Section (14(3) of this Constitution. Provided that in giving effect to the provisions aforesaid the President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State and Shall include persons with disabilities;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 151 is amended by including a new sub-section (4) to read; The President while exercising the power conferred in sub-section (1) of this section, shall include person(s) with disabilities:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 196 is amended by including a new sub-section (5) to read: The Government while exercising the power conferred in sub-section 1 of this section shall include person(s) with disabilities;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Disability Bill concluded that; “Amendment of Part II: Concurrent Legislative List, of the Second Schedule (Legislative Powers), is amended by including a new item 31 to read:<br>(a) Of persons with Disabilities and or Disability Matters</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>“The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation with respect to the welfare of persons with disabilities and or disability matters;</li><li>“Nothing in Paragraph 31 hereof shall preclude a House of Assembly from making laws with respect to the welfare of persons with disabilities and disability matters provided it shall not be in consistent with any law made by the National Assembly.”</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We also thank the Hon. Princes Miriam Onuoha, Chair, House Committee on Disability Matters and Barr. Abdulsalam Idowu Kamaldeen, Special Adviser on Special Need and Equal Opportunity to the Rt. Hon. Speaker for helping you to make multiple historic disability legacies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We wish to appeal to the National Assembly through its oversight functions to pay more attention to the implementation of the law when passed because the implementation of Nigerian laws has been a great challenge but it is surmountable when everyone plays his part genuinely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Those great historic legacies made by the Rt. Honorable speaker, if implemented truthfully, shall be helping both the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Government of the Federation of Nigeria, to address Nigeria’s ongoing epidemic of hunger, joblessness, unemployment, post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), insecurity, insurgency, terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, irreconcilable community disputes. While it guarantees the rights of the people living with disabilities as Nigerians, it would also cause them to be committed to their obligations so they can also make their contributions to nation-building. We thank the Honorable Speaker for extending an invitation to us, to come and witness the great Historic legacy made.,” the group stated</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of the contributions of the American government to the achievement, the ERPWDI also stated that, “We thank the United States Government for providing us, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc and our Allies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which we successfully used in making multiple historic LEGACIES, whereby in response to our lobbying, advocacy and negotiations, on November 8, 2018 and November 21, 2018 respectively, the 9th National Assembly’s House of Representatives and Senate, passed into law the, Discrimination Against Person with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018; On January 23, 2019, HE President Muhamamdu Buhari, assented it into law; on August 28, 2020, he established its independent Implementation National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD); and on March 30, 2007 and September 24, 2010, respectively, our Federal Republic of Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo, Late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua and President Goodluck Jonathan, signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its accompanying Optional Protocol.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of the efforts made by the JONAPWD over the years to make the dream become reality, the group said, “We thank Miss Omotunde Ellen Thompson, who is the Secretary BoT, JONAPWD and President Center for Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities for providing us with physical representation at all of the meetings and events we held in Nigeria as well as continuing to represent us in directly witnessing that historic Legacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bill sponsored by the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila “A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES) passed its second reading at the National Assembly last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Proper implementation of constitutional recognition best for Nigerians Living with Disabilities — Equal Rights Group','“A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES)\" passed its second reading at the National Assembly last week.','inherit','closed','closed','','3596-revision-v1','','','2021-07-09 10:11:17','2021-07-09 10:11:17','',3596,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3600',0,'revision','',0),(3601,2,'2021-07-09 10:11:38','2021-07-09 10:11:38','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Author: <a href=\"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/proper-implementation-of-constitutional-recognition-best-for-nigerians-living-with-disabilities-equal-rights-group/\">Abayomi Adeshida</a><br>Originally published by <a href=\"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/07/proper-implementation-of-constitutional-recognition-best-for-nigerians-living-with-disabilities-equal-rights-group/\">Vanguard</a></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stakeholders have been urged to increase the zeal with which they are pursuing the attempt to give constitutional recognition to the rights and obligations of people living with disability in Nigeria by ensuring the proper implementation of the clauses so as to cause the disability community to also make tangible contributions to nation building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The attempt to effect the inclusiveness of Nigerians with disability during the current attempt by the National Assembly to carry out a constitution amendment has also been described as a clear undisputable and verifiable democratic dividend as the race for the achievement had taken decades without any meaningful outcome.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International Incorporation stated in separate communications with the offices of the Speaker House of Representatives, The American Ambassador to Nigeria and the Secretary Board of Trustees of the The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) that it was willing to express a profound appreciation for their contributions towards the successes achieved so far, but also implore them to continue to pay close attention to the implementation of the clauses even after they are entrenched in the constitution of Nigeria.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the letter to the House of Representatives which was jointly signed by the President, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International Incorporation, Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom and the Executive Secretary of the body, Mrs. Ngozi Pauline Ikebuaku, an appreciation was sent to the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for a successful second reading and a legacy on a bill for an act to amend the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), to provide for inclusion and protection of persons with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Not for profit group, “Having keenly monitored your unshaken dedication to the plight of the over 31 million Nigerians and one billion Persons with Disabilities worldwide, 10 million Almajiris/street beggars, who were direct victims of Childhood Traumas that suffer one of its mysterious and debilitating late effects, called, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), we write to appreciate your contributions towards lifting the disability community out of the problems that have held them down for many decades. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>” We also wish to appreciate your bold efforts you have taken personally to give constitutional recognition to the issues that affect millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), who were victims of Terrorism, Bandits, kidnapping, armed robbery, man-made and natural disasters, Climate Change, waste, Trans-boundary, indoors and outdoors Air pollution, who also suffer from its late effect called PTSDas well as wounded Nigerian Military and Security operatives together with retired Nigerians who suffer from age related mental and physical disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>” We hereby write on behalf of the Nigerian-Americans with Disabilities Living in the United States, our Nigerian and American Registered Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc., (ERPWDI) (aka Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Initiative(ERPWDI)) , FESTAC-USA, Inc, Kaysom Holding, Inc, in collaboration with Center for Advocacy and Citizens with Disabilities, European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, over one billion persons with disabilities and our leaders worldwide, to humbly send this note to express our heartfelt gratitude and congratulate you for making huge historic LEGACY for the 9th National Assembly, your political party, President Muhmmadu Buhari Administration, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigerians with Disabilities and every Nigerian family because every Nigerian family has at least one person with disabilities who would be a direct beneficiary of the provisions of the Bill when it become a law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“On July 1, 2021, the House of Representatives successfully gave Nigerians the best dividend of democracy through the passage of the, “A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES), which you the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, directly sponsored, which was passed by the House..</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Sir, on December 3, 2020, during the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in response to our multiple letters, requests and submissions/relief requests, which we made, to the National Assembly’s Committee on, Amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you directly made huge historic LEGACY by establishing a House Standing Committee on Disabilities. On the same day, you also appointed its committee members, with the Hon. Princess Mirian Onuoha as the Chairperson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Sir, you also, made huge historic LEGACY by being the first in history of Nigeria, who made excellent choice in appointing a person with disability, Barrister Abdulsalam Idowu Kamaldeen, Esq., as one of your Legislative Staff, Special Adviser on Special Needs and Equal Opportunity, representing Nigerians with Disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Therefore sir, per the aforementioned, we move to assure you that your multiple, great, historic achievements and LEGACIES made within two years of being sworn into office, as the Hon. Speaker of the 9th National Assembly’s House of Representatives, must be well documented and achieved, inside the proposed President Muhmmadu Buhari’s Presidential library and Disability Museum to be built. They shall always be passed down from one Generation of Nigerians with Disabilities to another for centuries to come.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Since 1914 history of the amalgamation of Nigeria by the British and October 1, 1960 Nigeria’s Independence and October 7, 1960, which our Federal Republic of Nigeria joined the membership of the United Nations to sign and ratify its Charter and Treaty Agreement, also signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its accompanying Optional Protocol, on March 30, 2007 as well as September 24, 2010, respectively; this is the first time both the Legislative and Executive Branches of Government, attempted to include Nigerians with Disabilities and serous, complex constitutional issues as part of the Nigerian Constitution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The historic Disability Bill, mandated that, “The Bill May be cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2021,” Whereby, “The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for inclusion and protection of Persons with Disabilities.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria1999 (as amended) (herein referred to as the “Principal Act”) is further amended as set out in this Bill’” on its sections, 147 (sub-section 3); 151 (sub-section 4 and 1); 192 (sub-section) 6); 196 (sub-section 5).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 147 is amended by including the word “and shall include persons with disabilities,” after the last word “state” in the last paragraph of Sub-Section 3;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Any appointment under Sub-Section (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of Sub-Section (14(3) of this Constitution. Provided that in giving effect to the provisions aforesaid the President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State and Shall include persons with disabilities;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 151 is amended by including a new sub-section (4) to read; The President while exercising the power conferred in sub-section (1) of this section, shall include person(s) with disabilities:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Section 196 is amended by including a new sub-section (5) to read: The Government while exercising the power conferred in sub-section 1 of this section shall include person(s) with disabilities;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Disability Bill concluded that; “Amendment of Part II: Concurrent Legislative List, of the Second Schedule (Legislative Powers), is amended by including a new item 31 to read:<br>(a) Of persons with Disabilities and or Disability Matters</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>“The National Assembly may make laws for the Federation with respect to the welfare of persons with disabilities and or disability matters;</li><li>“Nothing in Paragraph 31 hereof shall preclude a House of Assembly from making laws with respect to the welfare of persons with disabilities and disability matters provided it shall not be in consistent with any law made by the National Assembly.”</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We also thank the Hon. Princes Miriam Onuoha, Chair, House Committee on Disability Matters and Barr. Abdulsalam Idowu Kamaldeen, Special Adviser on Special Need and Equal Opportunity to the Rt. Hon. Speaker for helping you to make multiple historic disability legacies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We wish to appeal to the National Assembly through its oversight functions to pay more attention to the implementation of the law when passed because the implementation of Nigerian laws has been a great challenge but it is surmountable when everyone plays his part genuinely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Those great historic legacies made by the Rt. Honorable speaker, if implemented truthfully, shall be helping both the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Government of the Federation of Nigeria, to address Nigeria’s ongoing epidemic of hunger, joblessness, unemployment, post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), insecurity, insurgency, terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, irreconcilable community disputes. While it guarantees the rights of the people living with disabilities as Nigerians, it would also cause them to be committed to their obligations so they can also make their contributions to nation-building. We thank the Honorable Speaker for extending an invitation to us, to come and witness the great Historic legacy made.,” the group stated</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of the contributions of the American government to the achievement, the ERPWDI also stated that, “We thank the United States Government for providing us, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc and our Allies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which we successfully used in making multiple historic LEGACIES, whereby in response to our lobbying, advocacy and negotiations, on November 8, 2018 and November 21, 2018 respectively, the 9th National Assembly’s House of Representatives and Senate, passed into law the, Discrimination Against Person with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018; On January 23, 2019, HE President Muhamamdu Buhari, assented it into law; on August 28, 2020, he established its independent Implementation National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD); and on March 30, 2007 and September 24, 2010, respectively, our Federal Republic of Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo, Late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua and President Goodluck Jonathan, signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its accompanying Optional Protocol.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of the efforts made by the JONAPWD over the years to make the dream become reality, the group said, “We thank Miss Omotunde Ellen Thompson, who is the Secretary BoT, JONAPWD and President Center for Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities for providing us with physical representation at all of the meetings and events we held in Nigeria as well as continuing to represent us in directly witnessing that historic Legacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bill sponsored by the Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila “A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES) passed its second reading at the National Assembly last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Proper implementation of constitutional recognition best for Nigerians Living with Disabilities — Equal Rights Group','“A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (As Amended), (TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES)\" passed its second reading at the National Assembly last week.','inherit','closed','closed','','3596-revision-v1','','','2021-07-09 10:11:38','2021-07-09 10:11:38','',3596,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3601',0,'revision','',0),(3602,2,'2021-07-07 10:13:00','2021-07-07 10:13:00','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Author: </strong><a href=\"https://theconversation.com/online-learning-can-be-hard-for-students-with-disabilities-how-to-help-158650\"><strong>Sindile Ngubane</strong> <strong>and Nkosinathi Zongozzi</strong></a><strong><br>Originally published by</strong> <a href=\"https://theconversation.com/online-learning-can-be-hard-for-students-with-disabilities-how-to-help-158650\">THE CONVERSATION</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nicd.ac.za/first-case-of-covid-19-coronavirus-reported-in-sa/#:%7E:text=FIRST%20CASE%20OF%20COVID%2D19%20CORONAVIRUS%20REPORTED%20IN%20SA,-5%20March%20%2C%202020&amp;text=This%20morning%2C%20Thursday%20March%205,to%20Italy%20with%20his%20wife.\">first case of COVID-19</a>&nbsp;in South Africa was reported in March 2020 and on March 15, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a series of lockdown measures to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These included closure of both basic and higher education institutions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of the pandemic, most educational institutions, including universities, abruptly&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.gov.za/covid-19/individuals-and-households/education-coronavirus-covid-19\">went online</a>. Online learning management systems and platforms were consequently adopted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One such university was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default\">University of South Africa</a>, with more than 400,000 students. As an open distance learning institution, this university should have been functioning fully online but was not due to various systemic inequalities. The legacies of apartheid including the gap between wealthier white student who can pay for learning resources and poor black students who mostly cannot, have always made full online teaching impossible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of the COVID-19 shutdown, students at the University of South Africa were unable to obtain printed learning materials. This had an especially negative impact on students with disabilities, who were unable to access their learning materials in alternative formats. They no longer had access to the assistive technologies that they used to borrow from the library.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Get news that’s free, independent and based on evidence.</h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Get newsletter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The postal services, which would normally be able to deliver the assistive technologies to students, were completely closed. As learning moved online, over 5,000 students with disabilities, with differing digital skills, were affected. This exacerbated the long prevalent challenges faced by these group of students in an open distance learning setting even prior to the pandemic. Previous research has reported that such students&nbsp;<a href=\"https://theconversation.com/south-africas-universities-can-do-more-to-make-disabled-students-feel-included-70672\">receive limited support</a>, have&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news-and-press/news/coronavirus-distance-learning-increases-dropout-risk-vulnerable-learners\">high drop out rates</a>&nbsp;and in some instance,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/ejc-sl_jeteraps-v11-n2-a2\">take long to complete the degrees</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/jiddt/article/view/7542\">research</a>, we sought to explore how COVID-19 deepened educational inequalities at the University of South Africa. We used a qualitative research approach to understand the learning experiences of students with disabilities in the context of open distance e-learning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We interviewed 10 students with disabilities. Four of them were leaders of students with disabilities who dealt directly with students’ concerns. The interviews were in-depth and conducted through e-mail and the WhatsApp platform. We did a thematic analysis of the findings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We found that in the haste to comply with the lockdown restrictions, university management focused on bridging the educational distance between itself and the majority of students and in the process excluded the minority group of students with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Our findings</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seven themes emerged from our findings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first was digital literacy. Students reported that they did not have computer literacy and online learning skills. They normally used printed learning materials but could not access them under lockdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next was loss of human dignity. Students felt that staff were insensitive to their needs. So, they lost their dignity due to this disregard.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Time for completing assessments online was a problem. The assessment process was designed to cut off after a fixed time, but this wasn’t sufficient for students with disabilities. And it couldn’t be adjusted until staff with the necessary skills were allowed back on campus. Students also worked with the support staff to negotiate with lecturers and the assessment centre to allow alternative means of submitting the assessments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Challenges in the information and communication technology systems were another theme. They ranged from inadequate hardware and software provision to aesthetic design that met the needs of disabled students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students could not get materials in accessible formats such as Braille. This was also worsened by the lack of compatibility between mainstream technological platforms and assistive technologies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a misconception that because a student has a disability, they know how to use assistive technologies. Some students that had recently acquired the disability or had been using traditional Braille could not acquire the required digital skills while isolated under lockdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students also mentioned the difficulty of studying in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. They felt the university did not accommodate their disabilities. This exclusions was exacerbated by COVID-19 and they could not conduct their scientific experiments from home.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were also logistical problems. We found there were problems in converting and delivering printed learning materials into accessible electronic formats for students with disabilities. This was due to inflexible procurement procedures. The university could not provide services such as Braille conversion of study material and examination papers for remote delivery and online examination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lecturers were ill-prepared to work with students with disabilities who are already limited by lockdown. Lecturers were not well prepared to design and execute strategies for online teaching and learning. There was a glaring gap in the training of teachers in relation to dealing with students with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consequently, students with disabilities bore the brunt of the pandemic. They could not access study and assessment materials and their already overwhelmed teachers were ill prepared for the “added” demands of preparing “special materials”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Way forward</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The preliminary findings of our project point to an urgent need for collaboration among educators, government and the private sector particularly as we wrestle with COVID-19. To prevent further drop-outs, lecturers need to acquire more inclusive digital teaching so students with disabilities can also complete their qualifications and live sustainable lives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Universities can, for example, partner with the corporate sector to subsidise inclusive teacher training and reskilling initiatives. Failure to transform teacher training strategies could lead to an even higher dropout rate for students with disabilities. It could also lead to the delayed realisation of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html\">United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a>. This right entails ensuring “the provision of an inclusive education system at all levels and lifelong learning”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To ensure that students have positive learning experiences and complete their qualifications, higher education institutions need to respond to the learning needs of all students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The teacher training curriculum must change to prepare academics for current societal realities. Teaching and learning in the digital age requires all academics to constantly undergo training on learning design for online teaching and assessment. Training must consider the needs of diverse learners.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Flexibility is needed in procurement procedures and teaching strategies. And higher education institutions need to be more innovative to meet challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Governments need to view education as a basic necessity and give teachers and academic staff the status of essential services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lastly, teachers need to familiarise themselves with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.understood.org/articles/en/understanding-universal-design-for-learning\">Universal Design for Learning principles</a>. 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These included closure of both basic and higher education institutions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of the pandemic, most educational institutions, including universities, abruptly&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.gov.za/covid-19/individuals-and-households/education-coronavirus-covid-19\">went online</a>. Online learning management systems and platforms were consequently adopted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One such university was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default\">University of South Africa</a>, with more than 400,000 students. As an open distance learning institution, this university should have been functioning fully online but was not due to various systemic inequalities. 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They no longer had access to the assistive technologies that they used to borrow from the library.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Get news that’s free, independent and based on evidence.</h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Get newsletter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The postal services, which would normally be able to deliver the assistive technologies to students, were completely closed. As learning moved online, over 5,000 students with disabilities, with differing digital skills, were affected. This exacerbated the long prevalent challenges faced by these group of students in an open distance learning setting even prior to the pandemic. Previous research has reported that such students&nbsp;<a href=\"https://theconversation.com/south-africas-universities-can-do-more-to-make-disabled-students-feel-included-70672\">receive limited support</a>, have&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news-and-press/news/coronavirus-distance-learning-increases-dropout-risk-vulnerable-learners\">high drop out rates</a>&nbsp;and in some instance,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/ejc-sl_jeteraps-v11-n2-a2\">take long to complete the degrees</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/jiddt/article/view/7542\">research</a>, we sought to explore how COVID-19 deepened educational inequalities at the University of South Africa. 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Previous research has reported that such students&nbsp;<a href=\"https://theconversation.com/south-africas-universities-can-do-more-to-make-disabled-students-feel-included-70672\">receive limited support</a>, have&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news-and-press/news/coronavirus-distance-learning-increases-dropout-risk-vulnerable-learners\">high drop out rates</a>&nbsp;and in some instance,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/ejc-sl_jeteraps-v11-n2-a2\">take long to complete the degrees</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/jiddt/article/view/7542\">research</a>, we sought to explore how COVID-19 deepened educational inequalities at the University of South Africa. 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They could not access study and assessment materials and their already overwhelmed teachers were ill prepared for the “added” demands of preparing “special materials”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Way forward</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The preliminary findings of our project point to an urgent need for collaboration among educators, government and the private sector particularly as we wrestle with COVID-19. To prevent further drop-outs, lecturers need to acquire more inclusive digital teaching so students with disabilities can also complete their qualifications and live sustainable lives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Universities can, for example, partner with the corporate sector to subsidise inclusive teacher training and reskilling initiatives. Failure to transform teacher training strategies could lead to an even higher dropout rate for students with disabilities. 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/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said the commission was at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, for the commissioning of the centre for research and development in the area of disability.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When you look at Section 68 of the Discrimination Against the People Living With Disabilities Prohibition Act, it made provision for employment of five per cent of persons with disabilities in the public sector.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In this case, we are working with the Federal Character Commission, Federal Civil Service Commission, office of the Head of Service of the Federation, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and other stakeholders to bring heads together for the realisation of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our advocacy will soon move to the six geo-political zones to meet 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wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Author: <strong><a href=\"https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/national/disability-commission-proposes-accessibility-engineering-programme-in-varsities/\">John Akubo, Abuja</a></strong><br>Originally published by <a href=\"https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/national/disability-commission-proposes-accessibility-engineering-programme-in-varsities/\">The Guardian</a></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Executive Secretary of the Federal Commission for Persons With Disabilities (FCPWD), James Lalu, has disclosed a plan by the commission to push for the commencement of an academic programme in accessibility engineering to produce technical specialists in the area of accessibility for Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWD).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This, he said, would move the country towards a disability-inclusive and overcoming difficulty in accessing public facilities like schools, train stations, 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/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hauwa Ojeifo, a mental health and disability advocate, and founder of She Writes Woman (SWW), has lamented the complicity of the United Nation member states and the society on how they treat people with disabilities, especially when it comes to giving them full and equal recognition before the law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ojeifo said this while giving the opening statement at the three-day 14th United Nations Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held online on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I have the privilege to speak before you today,” she said. “I carry their stories, mine and the more than 1 billion people living with a disability—many of whom have been stripped of their dignity and agency—because we can no longer wait for what seems like a favour. These are our rights.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She stated that since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into effect, and ratified by member states, the world has not moved nearly fast enough for people with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In many countries around the world, people with disabilities, like me, are yet to be given full and equal recognition before the law,” she lamented. 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These are our rights.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She stated that since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into effect, and ratified by member states, the world has not moved nearly fast enough for people with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In many countries around the world, people with disabilities, like me, are yet to be given full and equal recognition before the law,” she lamented. 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These are our rights.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She stated that since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into effect, and ratified by member states, the world has not moved nearly fast enough for people with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In many countries around the world, people with disabilities, like me, are yet to be given full and equal recognition before the law,” she lamented. 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This practice has been documented in at least 60 countries across the world.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She stated that some UN member states and governments are complicit in these atrocities and that many countries are still endorsing institutionalization and building more facilities that further isolate and violate people with disabilities rather than investing in community-based supports for them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We demand meaningful participation, in the true spirit of nothing about us without us,” she said. “Today, you distinguished delegates must take responsibility for all the harm done to us and renew your commitment to working with us, people with disabilities, to realise our rights.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To connect and educate people with mental health challenges and psychosocial disabilities in Nigeria, Ojeifo’s organisation handles Nigeria’s first 24/7 toll-free mental health support helpline where Nigerians can call to get free mental health support.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','People With Disabilities Yet To Be Recognised By Law — Ojeifo','“Together with Human Rights Watch, She Writes Woman investigated cases of people with psychosocial disabilities being subjected to inhuman conditions—including shackling and forced treatment—in my country, Nigeria,” she said. “The horrific abuse of human chaining is not limited to Nigeria only. This practice has been documented in at least 60 countries across the world.”','inherit','closed','closed','','3612-revision-v1','','','2021-07-09 11:55:46','2021-07-09 11:55:46','',3612,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3615',0,'revision','',0),(3616,2,'2021-06-21 11:58:00','2021-06-21 11:58:00','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><br>Originally published by</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/06/21/black-purist-ecowas-people-with-disabilities-lack-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-nigeria/\">This Day</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vaccines are now available globally to help protect people from COVID-19, yet many people with disabilities — who are at higher risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes — have not been prioritised in Nigeria and across the ECOWAS region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This lack of equity overlooks persons with disabilities despite the urgency to protect at-risk individuals. Without ample vaccine supply, prioritisation, concerted efforts for accessibility, inclusion, or outreach for people with disabilities, there will continue to be challenges with access and uptake, leaving this population at risk and unvaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some countries have prioritised the vaccine for persons with disabilities, but distribution programs have had confusing eligibility and limited accessibility. For example, in Australia, people with disabilities living in residential care were prioritised, but many have yet to be vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Nigeria and member countries expand their vaccination campaigns for the general population, they must build on these good practices and consider how they will make their vaccine programmes accessible to all disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, vaccination locations must be accessible, in accordance with the local laws. An accessible facility includes everything from the physical space to the facility’s environment. For instance, places with steps, loud noises, lots of people, or bright lights will be inaccessible for many people with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the focus could shift to accessible locations, close to the community or their doorstep, more people with disabilities could receive their vaccine. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second, within developing countries and regions, distribution and administration sites should be at easy-to-reach locations. These sites need to be universally accessible, have long hours and easy booking systems, so that scheduling, location, and accessibility do not limit individuals’ access to the vaccine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In particular, these sites should be located near accessible transport and parking to ensure that the entire vaccination experience — from home to vaccine facility and back — are accessible. Some countries have even provided accessible transport for people with disabilities to get their vaccine, which has also enhanced the accessibility of vaccination sites, and others have home vaccination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Third, vaccine drives should deliberately target people with disabilities, along with their families, caregivers, therapists, teachers, and medical staff that support them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For instance, Israel brought vaccines to a local, accessible community center to vaccinate people with disabilities and their caregivers. Similarly, in Chile, the ministry of health arranged for mobile teams to vaccinate people unable to travel to a local immunisation facility.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This leave no-one behind approach is the exact spirit we need in vaccinating Nigeria and ECOWAS member countries against COVID-19. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fourth, member countries must make COVID-19 resources, including information, advisories, and public announcements accessible for everyone. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has resources about COVID-19 that are easy-to-read and in multiple formats, such as large fonts, videos with captions, it should also be adapted to sign language interpretation, and braille.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following translation, these accessible formats, including sign language and captions will help people with disabilities access critical information about the COVID-19 vaccine, and where to get it. These efforts should be coupled with extensive outreach and communication efforts to improve vaccine confidence and work with local communities to reach all individuals with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fifth, staff training is key to shifting attitudes toward disability. It is important that staff who vaccinate people with disabilities should be educated in advance, to the best extent possible. This should include training on communication and accommodations to ensure the experience is inclusive and accessible to disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the U.K. and Canada, accessible sites that have staff trained in treating people with disabilities have been set up. 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These included closure of both basic and higher education institutions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of the pandemic, most educational institutions, including universities, abruptly&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.gov.za/covid-19/individuals-and-households/education-coronavirus-covid-19\">went online</a>. Online learning management systems and platforms were consequently adopted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One such university was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default\">University of South Africa</a>, with more than 400,000 students. As an open distance learning institution, this university should have been functioning fully online but was not due to various systemic inequalities. The legacies of apartheid including the gap between wealthier white student who can pay for learning resources and poor black students who mostly cannot, have always made full online teaching impossible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of the COVID-19 shutdown, students at the University of South Africa were unable to obtain printed learning materials. This had an especially negative impact on students with disabilities, who were unable to access their learning materials in alternative formats. They no longer had access to the assistive technologies that they used to borrow from the library.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\n<h5>Get news that’s free, independent and based on evidence.</h5>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Get newsletter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The postal services, which would normally be able to deliver the assistive technologies to students, were completely closed. As learning moved online, over 5,000 students with disabilities, with differing digital skills, were affected. This exacerbated the long prevalent challenges faced by these group of students in an open distance learning setting even prior to the pandemic. Previous research has reported that such students&nbsp;<a href=\"https://theconversation.com/south-africas-universities-can-do-more-to-make-disabled-students-feel-included-70672\">receive limited support</a>, have&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news-and-press/news/coronavirus-distance-learning-increases-dropout-risk-vulnerable-learners\">high drop out rates</a>&nbsp;and in some instance,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/ejc-sl_jeteraps-v11-n2-a2\">take long to complete the degrees</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/pms/index.php/jiddt/article/view/7542\">research</a>, we sought to explore how COVID-19 deepened educational inequalities at the University of South Africa. We used a qualitative research approach to understand the learning experiences of students with disabilities in the context of open distance e-learning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We interviewed 10 students with disabilities. Four of them were leaders of students with disabilities who dealt directly with students’ concerns. The interviews were in-depth and conducted through e-mail and the WhatsApp platform. We did a thematic analysis of the findings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We found that in the haste to comply with the lockdown restrictions, university management focused on bridging the educational distance between itself and the majority of students and in the process excluded the minority group of students with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Our findings</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seven themes emerged from our findings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first was digital literacy. Students reported that they did not have computer literacy and online learning skills. They normally used printed learning materials but could not access them under lockdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next was loss of human dignity. Students felt that staff were insensitive to their needs. So, they lost their dignity due to this disregard.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Time for completing assessments online was a problem. The assessment process was designed to cut off after a fixed time, but this wasn’t sufficient for students with disabilities. And it couldn’t be adjusted until staff with the necessary skills were allowed back on campus. Students also worked with the support staff to negotiate with lecturers and the assessment centre to allow alternative means of submitting the assessments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Challenges in the information and communication technology systems were another theme. They ranged from inadequate hardware and software provision to aesthetic design that met the needs of disabled students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students could not get materials in accessible formats such as Braille. This was also worsened by the lack of compatibility between mainstream technological platforms and assistive technologies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a misconception that because a student has a disability, they know how to use assistive technologies. Some students that had recently acquired the disability or had been using traditional Braille could not acquire the required digital skills while isolated under lockdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students also mentioned the difficulty of studying in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. They felt the university did not accommodate their disabilities. This exclusions was exacerbated by COVID-19 and they could not conduct their scientific experiments from home.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were also logistical problems. We found there were problems in converting and delivering printed learning materials into accessible electronic formats for students with disabilities. This was due to inflexible procurement procedures. The university could not provide services such as Braille conversion of study material and examination papers for remote delivery and online examination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lecturers were ill-prepared to work with students with disabilities who are already limited by lockdown. Lecturers were not well prepared to design and execute strategies for online teaching and learning. There was a glaring gap in the training of teachers in relation to dealing with students with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consequently, students with disabilities bore the brunt of the pandemic. They could not access study and assessment materials and their already overwhelmed teachers were ill prepared for the “added” demands of preparing “special materials”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Way forward</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The preliminary findings of our project point to an urgent need for collaboration among educators, government and the private sector particularly as we wrestle with COVID-19. To prevent further drop-outs, lecturers need to acquire more inclusive digital teaching so students with disabilities can also complete their qualifications and live sustainable lives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Universities can, for example, partner with the corporate sector to subsidise inclusive teacher training and reskilling initiatives. Failure to transform teacher training strategies could lead to an even higher dropout rate for students with disabilities. It could also lead to the delayed realisation of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html\">United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a>. This right entails ensuring “the provision of an inclusive education system at all levels and lifelong learning”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To ensure that students have positive learning experiences and complete their qualifications, higher education institutions need to respond to the learning needs of all students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The teacher training curriculum must change to prepare academics for current societal realities. Teaching and learning in the digital age requires all academics to constantly undergo training on learning design for online teaching and assessment. Training must consider the needs of diverse learners.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Flexibility is needed in procurement procedures and teaching strategies. And higher education institutions need to be more innovative to meet challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Governments need to view education as a basic necessity and give teachers and academic staff the status of essential services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lastly, teachers need to familiarise themselves with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.understood.org/articles/en/understanding-universal-design-for-learning\">Universal Design for Learning principles</a>. This is meant to open curriculum design and teaching platforms to accommodate diverse learning needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','South Africa: Online Learning Can Be Hard for Students With Disabilities - How to Help.','We found that in the haste to comply with the lockdown restrictions, university management focused on bridging the educational distance between itself and the majority of students and in the process excluded the minority group of students with disabilities.','inherit','closed','closed','','3602-autosave-v1','','','2021-07-09 12:02:57','2021-07-09 12:02:57','',3602,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3617',0,'revision','',0),(3618,2,'2021-07-09 12:16:16','2021-07-09 12:16:16','','987244df-whatsapp-image-2021-06-22-at-9.00.27-pm-696x522','','inherit','open','closed','','987244df-whatsapp-image-2021-06-22-at-9-00-27-pm-696x522','','','2021-07-09 12:16:16','2021-07-09 12:16:16','',3616,'https://www.isds.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/987244df-whatsapp-image-2021-06-22-at-9.00.27-pm-696x522-1.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3619,2,'2021-07-09 12:37:30','2021-07-09 12:37:30','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><br>Originally published by</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/06/21/black-purist-ecowas-people-with-disabilities-lack-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-nigeria/\">This Day</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vaccines are now available globally to help protect people from COVID-19, yet many people with disabilities — who are at higher risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes — have not been prioritised in Nigeria and across the ECOWAS region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This lack of equity overlooks persons with disabilities despite the urgency to protect at-risk individuals. Without ample vaccine supply, prioritisation, concerted efforts for accessibility, inclusion, or outreach for people with disabilities, there will continue to be challenges with access and uptake, leaving this population at risk and unvaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some countries have prioritised the vaccine for persons with disabilities, but distribution programs have had confusing eligibility and limited accessibility. For example, in Australia, people with disabilities living in residential care were prioritised, but many have yet to be vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Nigeria and member countries expand their vaccination campaigns for the general population, they must build on these good practices and consider how they will make their vaccine programmes accessible to all disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, vaccination locations must be accessible, in accordance with the local laws. An accessible facility includes everything from the physical space to the facility’s environment. For instance, places with steps, loud noises, lots of people, or bright lights will be inaccessible for many people with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the focus could shift to accessible locations, close to the community or their doorstep, more people with disabilities could receive their vaccine. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second, within developing countries and regions, distribution and administration sites should be at easy-to-reach locations. These sites need to be universally accessible, have long hours and easy booking systems, so that scheduling, location, and accessibility do not limit individuals’ access to the vaccine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In particular, these sites should be located near accessible transport and parking to ensure that the entire vaccination experience — from home to vaccine facility and back — are accessible. Some countries have even provided accessible transport for people with disabilities to get their vaccine, which has also enhanced the accessibility of vaccination sites, and others have home vaccination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Third, vaccine drives should deliberately target people with disabilities, along with their families, caregivers, therapists, teachers, and medical staff that support them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For instance, Israel brought vaccines to a local, accessible community center to vaccinate people with disabilities and their caregivers. Similarly, in Chile, the ministry of health arranged for mobile teams to vaccinate people unable to travel to a local immunisation facility.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This leave no-one behind approach is the exact spirit we need in vaccinating Nigeria and ECOWAS member countries against COVID-19. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fourth, member countries must make COVID-19 resources, including information, advisories, and public announcements accessible for everyone. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has resources about COVID-19 that are easy-to-read and in multiple formats, such as large fonts, videos with captions, it should also be adapted to sign language interpretation, and braille.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following translation, these accessible formats, including sign language and captions will help people with disabilities access critical information about the COVID-19 vaccine, and where to get it. These efforts should be coupled with extensive outreach and communication efforts to improve vaccine confidence and work with local communities to reach all individuals with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fifth, staff training is key to shifting attitudes toward disability. It is important that staff who vaccinate people with disabilities should be educated in advance, to the best extent possible. This should include training on communication and accommodations to ensure the experience is inclusive and accessible to disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the U.K. and Canada, accessible sites that have staff trained in treating people with disabilities have been set up. These facilities have been transformative in ensuring an inclusive and accessible environment for people with disabilities to get their vaccine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These strategies can enhance the accessibility of COVID-19 vaccination for people with disabilities in Nigeria and across Member States.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chidiadi Madumere, Strategic Communications and Development Expert and Founder of Black Purist ECOWAS From Abuja</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitterand Okorie, Development Consultant &amp; Communications Expert From Abuja</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Black Purist ECOWAS: People with Disabilities Lack Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in Nigeria','','inherit','closed','closed','','3616-revision-v1','','','2021-07-09 12:37:30','2021-07-09 12:37:30','',3616,'https://www.isds.com.ng/?p=3619',0,'revision','',0),(3620,2,'2021-07-09 12:37:33','2021-07-09 12:37:33','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><br>Originally published by</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/06/21/black-purist-ecowas-people-with-disabilities-lack-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-nigeria/\">This Day</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vaccines are now available globally to help protect people from COVID-19, yet many people with disabilities — who are at higher risk of adverse COVID-19 outcomes — have not been prioritised in Nigeria and across the ECOWAS region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This lack of equity overlooks persons with disabilities despite the urgency to protect at-risk individuals. Without ample vaccine supply, prioritisation, concerted efforts for accessibility, inclusion, or outreach for people with disabilities, there will continue to be challenges with access and uptake, leaving this population at risk and unvaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some countries have prioritised the vaccine for persons with disabilities, but distribution programs have had confusing eligibility and limited accessibility. For example, in Australia, people with disabilities living in residential care were prioritised, but many have yet to be vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Nigeria and member countries expand their vaccination campaigns for the general population, they must build on these good practices and consider how they will make their vaccine programmes accessible to all disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, vaccination locations must be accessible, in accordance with the local laws. An accessible facility includes everything from the physical space to the facility’s environment. For instance, places with steps, loud noises, lots of people, or bright lights will be inaccessible for many people with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the focus could shift to accessible locations, close to the community or their doorstep, more people with disabilities could receive their vaccine. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second, within developing countries and regions, distribution and administration sites should be at easy-to-reach locations. These sites need to be universally accessible, have long hours and easy booking systems, so that scheduling, location, and accessibility do not limit individuals’ access to the vaccine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In particular, these sites should be located near accessible transport and parking to ensure that the entire vaccination experience — from home to vaccine facility and back — are accessible. Some countries have even provided accessible transport for people with disabilities to get their vaccine, which has also enhanced the accessibility of vaccination sites, and others have home vaccination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Third, vaccine drives should deliberately target people with disabilities, along with their families, caregivers, therapists, teachers, and medical staff that support them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For instance, Israel brought vaccines to a local, accessible community center to vaccinate people with disabilities and their caregivers. Similarly, in Chile, the ministry of health arranged for mobile teams to vaccinate people unable to travel to a local immunisation facility.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This leave no-one behind approach is the exact spirit we need in vaccinating Nigeria and ECOWAS member countries against COVID-19. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fourth, member countries must make COVID-19 resources, including information, advisories, and public announcements accessible for everyone. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has resources about COVID-19 that are easy-to-read and in multiple formats, such as large fonts, videos with captions, it should also be adapted to sign language interpretation, and braille.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following translation, these accessible formats, including sign language and captions will help people with disabilities access critical information about the COVID-19 vaccine, and where to get it. These efforts should be coupled with extensive outreach and communication efforts to improve vaccine confidence and work with local communities to reach all individuals with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fifth, staff training is key to shifting attitudes toward disability. It is important that staff who vaccinate people with disabilities should be educated in advance, to the best extent possible. This should include training on communication and accommodations to ensure the experience is inclusive and accessible to disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the U.K. and Canada, accessible sites that have staff trained in treating people with disabilities have been set up. 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Without ample vaccine supply, prioritisation, concerted efforts for accessibility, inclusion, or outreach for people with disabilities, there will continue to be challenges with access and uptake, leaving this population at risk and unvaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some countries have prioritised the vaccine for persons with disabilities, but distribution programs have had confusing eligibility and limited accessibility. For example, in Australia, people with disabilities living in residential care were prioritised, but many have yet to be vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Nigeria and member countries expand their vaccination campaigns for the general population, they must build on these good practices and consider how they will make their vaccine programmes accessible to all disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, vaccination locations must be accessible, in accordance with the local laws. An accessible facility includes everything from the physical space to the facility’s environment. For instance, places with steps, loud noises, lots of people, or bright lights will be inaccessible for many people with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the focus could shift to accessible locations, close to the community or their doorstep, more people with disabilities could receive their vaccine. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second, within developing countries and regions, distribution and administration sites should be at easy-to-reach locations. These sites need to be universally accessible, have long hours and easy booking systems, so that scheduling, location, and accessibility do not limit individuals’ access to the vaccine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In particular, these sites should be located near accessible transport and parking to ensure that the entire vaccination experience — from home to vaccine facility and back — are accessible. Some countries have even provided accessible transport for people with disabilities to get their vaccine, which has also enhanced the accessibility of vaccination sites, and others have home vaccination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Third, vaccine drives should deliberately target people with disabilities, along with their families, caregivers, therapists, teachers, and medical staff that support them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For instance, Israel brought vaccines to a local, accessible community center to vaccinate people with disabilities and their caregivers. Similarly, in Chile, the ministry of health arranged for mobile teams to vaccinate people unable to travel to a local immunisation facility.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This leave no-one behind approach is the exact spirit we need in vaccinating Nigeria and ECOWAS member countries against COVID-19. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fourth, member countries must make COVID-19 resources, including information, advisories, and public announcements accessible for everyone. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has resources about COVID-19 that are easy-to-read and in multiple formats, such as large fonts, videos with captions, it should also be adapted to sign language interpretation, and braille.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following translation, these accessible formats, including sign language and captions will help people with disabilities access critical information about the COVID-19 vaccine, and where to get it. These efforts should be coupled with extensive outreach and communication efforts to improve vaccine confidence and work with local communities to reach all individuals with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fifth, staff training is key to shifting attitudes toward disability. It is important that staff who vaccinate people with disabilities should be educated in advance, to the best extent possible. This should include training on communication and accommodations to ensure the experience is inclusive and accessible to disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the U.K. and Canada, accessible sites that have staff trained in treating people with disabilities have been set up. 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Without ample vaccine supply, prioritisation, concerted efforts for accessibility, inclusion, or outreach for people with disabilities, there will continue to be challenges with access and uptake, leaving this population at risk and unvaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some countries have prioritised the vaccine for persons with disabilities, but distribution programs have had confusing eligibility and limited accessibility. For example, in Australia, people with disabilities living in residential care were prioritised, but many have yet to be vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Nigeria and member countries expand their vaccination campaigns for the general population, they must build on these good practices and consider how they will make their vaccine programmes accessible to all disabled people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, vaccination locations must be accessible, in accordance with the local laws. An accessible facility includes everything from the physical space to the facility’s environment. For instance, places with steps, loud noises, lots of people, or bright lights will be inaccessible for many people with disabilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the focus could shift to accessible locations, close to the community or their doorstep, more people with disabilities could receive their vaccine. Taking the vaccine closer to communities and individuals reduces barriers, which will facilitate greater access for at-risk people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second, within developing countries and regions, distribution and administration sites should be at easy-to-reach locations. These sites need to be universally accessible, have long hours and easy booking systems, so that scheduling, location, and accessibility do not limit individuals’ access to the vaccine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In particular, these sites should be located near accessible transport and parking to ensure that the entire vaccination experience — from home to vaccine facility and back — are accessible. Some countries have even provided accessible transport for people with disabilities to get their vaccine, which has also enhanced the accessibility of vaccination sites, and others have home vaccination.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Third, vaccine drives should deliberately target people with disabilities, along with their families, caregivers, therapists, teachers, and medical staff that support them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For instance, Israel brought vaccines to a local, accessible community center to vaccinate people with disabilities and their caregivers. Similarly, in Chile, the ministry of health arranged for mobile teams to vaccinate people unable to travel to a local immunisation facility.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This leave no-one behind approach is the exact spirit we need in vaccinating Nigeria and ECOWAS member countries against COVID-19. 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