The Special Adviser to Ekiti State government on Special Education and Social Inclusion, Adetoun Agboola, has warned critics to avoid playing politics with government’s efforts aimed at improving the living standards of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). This followed complaints by the new leadership of the Joint Association of Persons Living with Disabilities on members’ welfare. The government, she said, has integrated technology into special schools and established three new special schools catering to the deaf, blind, and physically challenged. But Chairman, Joint Association of Persons Living with Disabilities, Ekiti State, Tokunbo Familusi, identified inaccessible buildings and insufficient implementation of the disability law as some of the issues. He called for more job opportunities, scholarships, and additional special schools, particularly in rural areas.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2024 08:43 UTC