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Core Mandate

The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities was established with the mandate to coordinate and implement activities that guarantee full inclusion of Persons with Disabilities into the society in areas of education social economic and civil rights and related matters as entrenched in Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018.

Functions Of The Commission

Formulate and implement policies and guidelines as appropriate for the education and social development of persons with disabilities.

Prepare schemes designed to promote social welfare of persons with disabilities and the estimate of cost of implanting such schemes

Promote and uplift the general social well-being of persons with disabilities by encouraging the public to change their attitude toward persons with disabilities;

Make available not less than 5% of the work force to qualified persons with disabilities

Enlighten the public and encourage persons with disabilities

Collect data and records on special education of persons with disabilities, which shall be a regular exercise so that the persons with disabilities are identified and enumerated for planning and treatment;

Ensure that all facilities in each community all over the federation shall be built or modified where and when feasible, to accommodate the special needs of persons with disabilities;

Ensure the monitoring, evaluation and realization of government policy objectives on persons with disabilities;

Facilitate the procurement of scholarship award for persons with disabilities up to university level;

Establish and promote inclusive schools, vocational and rehabilitation centers for the development of persons with disabilities

liaise with the public and private sectors and other bodies to ensure that the peculiar interest of persons with disabilities are taken into consideration in every government policy, program, activity;

Issue insignia of identification of persons with disabilities;

In collaboration with other relevant government agencies and professional bodies in the building industry, enforce compliance of public buildings codes and impose necessary sanctions and make appropriate orders;

Receive complaints of persons with disabilities on violation of their rights;

Support an individual’s right to seek redress in court, investigation, prosecution or sanctioning in appropriate cases, the violation of the provision of this act;

Ensure research, development and education on disability issues and disabled persons;

Collaborate with the media to make information available in accessible format for persons with disabilities;

Procure assistive device for all disability types.

Collection of conditional cash transfer through National Social Safety Net coordinating Office (NASSCO).

A document containing the structure of the Commission, vision, mission, core values goal and objectives was created.

Visibility to NCPWD and also Promote the celebration of Persons with Disabilities by Commission for Persons with Disabilities.

Facilitation of Persons with Disabilities in social protection programs

Advocacy to the transport service providers (Road, Rail and Airlines) to ensure proper inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and the review of airlines policies to accommodate rights and needs of Persons with Disabilities.

A communique developed on how to foster co-operation between the Commission and the Disability community on the smooth running of the Commission’s programs.

Improved access to Covid 19 vaccination

An environmental scan of disability data to provide evidence on the status of nationally representative data disaggregated across the Economic, Political, Social and Health Sector across the country was collected, analyzed and validated by Organizations of Persons with Disabilities.

Strengthening Disability Act for Accessibility of Services for Person with Disabilities.

A guidance note was developed and validated which will be published soon to guide in the implementation of the disability act in creating access to service for person with disabilities.

Promotion of local production of Assistive Technology, Ensuring accessibility and affordability of Assistive Technology for Persons with Disabilities.

CHAI, NCPWD develop Assistive Technology Country Capacity Assessment (CCA) Report.

The Development of Assistive Technology product list for Nigeria using the WHO guidance.

Improved knowledge on advocating and programming for Disability Inclusive Development.

An ongoing plan to partner with Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) to improve access to VRS for Deaf Persons.

A document was created on minimum accessibility standard that will ensure compliance and enforcement of accessibility for persons with disabilities

Processing and resolution of issues of noncompliance to sections 28 &29 of the Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Acts 2018.

Federal Ministry of Agriculture has appointed a PWD as desk officer and the Federation of Public Service Games have included five sporting Games into the FEPSGA games in compliance with the provisions of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018.

The purpose of IPPIS project was to procure, implement and integrate solution that will improve the effective and efficient transactional services, enhance the confidence in payroll cost and budgeting, and improve management reporting and information.