The Nationwide Fee for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPWD) has established a devoted Division of Assistive Expertise to help Individuals with Disabilities (PWDs).
This vital improvement was disclosed by the fee’s govt secretary, Dr James David Lalu, throughout a digital assembly with native innovators in assistive expertise yesterday. The occasion coincided with the inaugural World Day of Assistive Expertise, celebrated on June 4, 2024.
The digital assembly supplied a platform for innovators to showcase their innovations and discover alternatives for large-scale manufacturing. The newly established division will coordinate and implement assistive expertise options, with a powerful deal with native manufacturing.
An announcement signed by the Head of New Media, NCPWD, Faruq Gagarawa, mentioned this initiative was a key element of Dr Lalu’s 8-point inclusive transformation agenda, exactly the second merchandise on the agenda, which seeks to place assistive expertise as a significant and worthwhile sector in Nigeria.
“The NCPWD stays dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities by way of modern and locally-produced technological options,” Gagarawa added.
LEADERSHIP studies that assistive expertise refers to assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative units for folks with disabilities and older folks. Therefore, it’ll support PWDs and older folks, who typically have problem performing actions of day by day residing independently.