People with Disabilities Call for Inclusiveness
People living with disabilities have called for inclusiveness in all spheres of life, for them to have a sense of belonging. The call was made by the Kwara Women Leader for Joint National Association of
People with Disabilities (JONAPED), Mrs Joy Bolarin, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin yesterday.
She said people with disabilities could use their talents to contribute meaningfully to the society, adding that “our disability doesn't mean liability.
“We can be what we want to be if given an enabling environment to thrive by using our talents to contribute meaningfully to the society.
“The way we can be given a voice is through inclusiveness. Any activity or programme in the society, people with disabilities should be included.
“We should be given a voice so that whenever decisions are taken, we will be able to give our inputs.
“We should be given equal opportunities in education, marriage, job opportunities and leadership; we need representation everywhere.
“We should be allowed to speak because he who wears the shoe, knows where it pinches.”
Bolarin, who is also the Founder, Jibore Impeccable Foundation, which promotes ability in disability, said people with disabilities could also do things able-bodied people do.
She said people with disabilities have been discriminated against in so many ways, “but the truth is that we can also do everything an able-bodied man or woman do.
“Our physical appearance doesn't affect the work we do; we take care of our homes, children and things we ought to do. “There is ability in disability.”
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Jebba Kwarareports Olateju Lukman Kupchi Hosea Maxwell ASMAU PLAZA Suleman Abubakar TIC Musbau A. Akanji Folaranmi Aro Jalala Shonga Farm Project Sabi Okasanmi Ajayi Umar Danladi Shero Talaka Parapo 20 Billion Bond Ojuekun Nigerian Correctional Service Otunba Taiwo Joseph CT Ayeni Doyin Agbamu Iliasu Alore Village Alive Development Association Local Government Pension Board John Olobayo Kayode Ibrahim Iyabo Adewuyi 2017 Budget Saudat Abdulbaqi Shuaib Abdulkadir Tayo Alao Durosinlohun Kawu Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria Abdulazeez Arowona ER-KANG Mining Muazam Nayaya Kwara State Internal Revenue Service Oko-Erin Omotoso Emmanuel Bello Ayobola Ipinlaiye AbdulRahman Saad Esuwoye Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies Neo Mundo Ltd Kamaldeen Kehinde Maigida Ahmed Idris Mohammed Kawu Baraje Raliat AbdulRazaq Musibau Akanji Aminu Ado Bayero Javed Khan Suraj Tunji Oyewale CUTI Abdullahi Samari Aso-ofi Just Law Forum Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita Kassim Babamale Yaman Isaac Gbenle Mope Dasuki Belgore Gbenga Adebayo Shuaibu Yaman Abubakar Atiku Offa Poly Tanke Flyover Bridge Forgo Battery Company Limited Kayode Oyin Zubair Okin Biscuits ITEM 7 Abubakar Aliagan Baruba First Lady

