Assent bill on Disability Trust Fund, disability commission charges NASS

The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) urged the National Assembly to pass the Bill for establishing the Disability Trust Fund. Dr. James Lalu, the Executive Secretary, made the appeal during a two-day sensitization of stakeholders on Disability Accessibility Regulations held yesterday in Abuja. Organised by the NCPWD in collaboration with the Rule of […]

The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) urged the National Assembly to pass the Bill for establishing the Disability Trust Fund.

Dr. James Lalu, the Executive Secretary, made the appeal during a two-day sensitization of stakeholders on Disability Accessibility Regulations held yesterday in Abuja.

Organised by the NCPWD in collaboration with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme, the event aimed to highlight the significance of the fund in implementing disability-inclusive programs and interventions.

 

Lalu stressed that the fund would facilitate support for states yet to adopt the Discrimination Against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) Act, 2018, and encourage them to enforce disability accessibility regulations.

 

According to him, the capital-intensive nature of ensuring disability inclusion and accessibility, emphasizing the need for the trust fund to aid states in this endeavor.

“Most of the states have domesticated the disability law. Some even established agencies for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), but ensuring disability inclusion and accessibility for PwDs is capital intensive.

 

“In fact, some states have established disability institutions, but our interest in the disability trust fund is to raise funds to support states that are yet to domesticate the Act to do so,” he added.