By Chijioke Njoku, Abakaliki
Voice of Disability (VDI), a non-governmental organization that advocates for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, especially women and girls, has called on Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru for executive backing and domestication of the law against persons with disabilities in Ebonyi State.
The group, in collaboration with the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, in a communiqué signed by Barr Catherine Edeh, Director, Voice of Disability (VDI), with about 25 disability rights advocates from organizations of persons with disabilities in Abakaliki on the weekend, appealed to Governor Nwifuru for the establishment of a disability commission.
According to them, when the Commission is established, it will be domiciled directly under the governor, who oversees the affairs of persons with disabilities.
They, however, called for the set-up of disability desks and the engagement of sign language interpreters in government institutions, especially healthcare facilities, to enable persons with disabilities, especially the blind, deaf, women with albinism, and physically challenged, to access health care services.