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Speaker @femigbaja today celebrated the international day of persons with disabilities at the National Assembly with students and the community of persons living with disabilities. #IDPD #IDPD2019 #NationBuilding #AJointTask ImageImageImageImage
Present at the event are; Prof Diso Isah Jibrin who is the first visually impaired professor in the North, the Minister of FCT represented by Safiya Umar, the Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund, Dr Bello Maigari... #IDPD ImageImageImage
Alhaji Sule Mohammed Dantali the Emir of Karmajiji and leader of persons living with disabilities in Abuja
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Business leaders are making a commitment to #DisabilityInclusion. We are calling on the next Government to do the same. Read our manifesto:

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#Valuable500 #DisabilitySmart #IDPWD2019 #IDPD Westminister is pictured at night with it's reflection casting upon a nearby river
To mark #IDPD2019 our Manifesto for Inclusive Change, calls on the future Government to take the following actions:

1 - To introduce targeted opportunities, including paid apprenticeships, for people with learning disabilities;

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2 - To carry out a robust equality analysis of environmental and human rights policies.

Read our Manifesto today: businessdisabilityforum.org.uk/media-centre/n…

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17 years ago, when I was lying on the hospital bed, I heard a bunch of women whisper, “Did you see that new girl in the general ward? What a shame! She must be cursed as now her life has now come to an end.”
#WorldDisabilityDay #InternationalDisabilityDay #IDPD2019 #Disability
That was the very first time I cried my eyes out. Not when I saw my amputated arms covered in blood. Not when I saw the doctors drilling iron rods inside my leg. Not when I was battling for my dear life.
I was labeled the disabled girl with no future. The naive 13 year old mind inside me was ready to believe their verdict on my life and had it not been for the unconditional support of my family and friends, I’d have given up.
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Objectives of this year's #IDPD activities include;
a. Create awareness on 2030 Development Agenda & the participation of Persons with Disabilities #PWDs for an inclusive society for all.
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2, b. Provide a platform to promote leadership qualities of #PWDs and their participation in decision-making process.
c, foster understanding of disability issues and that disability is simply another form of diversity..
3, d. Mobilize support to promote and protect the dignity, rights and wellbeing of #PWDs #IDPD2019
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