No fewer than one million Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) have so far been captured in the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO) database.
Out of the enrolled Persons With Disabilities, 115,000 are currently receiving monthly stipends.
In addition, Federal Government also approved the enrollment of 40,000 persons with disabilities into the Batch C stream of the N-Power and over 500 PWDs who were also enrolled into the GEEP programme have received Point of Sale machines and seed money.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq who disclosed this in Abuja, during the national summit of persons, urged Nigerians With Disabilities to adopt sign language as an alternative means of communication.
While formally launching the First Edition of the National Sign Language Dictionary, Umar Farouq explained that the Dictionary will provide a harmonized and consistent understanding of signs for Persons with Disabilities, especially the Deaf, in Nigeria.
“I am pleased that the Commission has developed a National Sign Language Dictionary for Nigerians who use signing as a first language.
“As we work towards creating an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities, I encourage others to enhance their communication skills by learning and adopting sign language as an alternative means of communication.
“I further recommend and invite heads of MDAs to utilise the services provided by the Commission, especially the braille translation facility, to ensure that all Government policies and programmes are accessible for the blind”.
The Minister, who also co-launched a Disability Registration and Reporting system application, a 5-year Strategic Plan of the Commission from 2022 to 2026, an accessible website for the Commission, distribution and presentation of the National Disability Certificate in compliance with section 22 of the Disability Act, flight-friendly access at all Nigerian airports and the first-ever National Health Insurance Scheme for the first 600 beneficiaries with the representative of the President and Minister of Special Duties Senator George Akume, said that the Commission is implementing strategies to assist Persons with Disabilities in the country.
She noted that President Muhammadu Buhari remains the first and only President to have elevated the disability community to federal appointments.
“With one million PWDs in our NASSCO database, we presently provide about 115,000 with monthly stipends. Additionally, I approved the enrolment of 40,000 persons with disabilities into the batch C stream of the N-Power and through the GEEP programme, over 500 PWDs received their Point of Sale machines and seed money and have since commenced their businesses.
“These strategies are aimed at providing access, inclusion and effective communication in mediums available and understood by Persons With Disabilities to broaden their knowledge and reduce their risk to shocks.”
The Minister thanked the Inspector General of Police for approving the establishment of Disability Desks in all police formations across the federation to manage and minimize discrimination against persons with disabilities in the country and apply relevant punitive measures to curtail violence against the Disability community.
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