INDIGENOUS NIGERIAN SIGN LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION PROJECT, ABUJA-KADUNA 2018
According to Nettle and Romaine in the article“Preserving Endangered Languages”, 90% of the world’s languages are expected to disappear in the next…
SIGNED LANGUAGE RIGHTS OF THE NIGERIAN DEAF CHILD
Over the years, deaf individuals have been linguistically and culturally marginalised due to the loss of sound which hearing loss brings – some from…
Beauty Beyond Speech, the Peril of African Deaf Girl Child: The Nigerian Case
Several articles (Nweze, 2013; Fullerton, 2013; Druchen, 2010; Eleweke, Agboola & Guteng, 2015; Asonye, Emma-Asonye & Edward, 2018; Asonye,…
S-DELI AND THE WORLD HEALTH DAY
By Paninga Muiliya Today is the World Health Day 2019 It’s 360o round the sun, and so much have happened. So many died, so many are in the hospital…
Beauty Beyond Speech – Curbing the Abuse of Deaf Girls in Nigeria, Africa
Abuse or Violence against Women and Girls Act is an Act, which many countries, including America are still passing and implementing. The call…
Now that the Disability Bill is Signed: Episode 2
In my first article on this matter, I tried to shed light on some of the realities that face a typical Nigerian deaf child, which I’m beginning to…
Now that Disability Right Bill is Signed
As much accolade goes to President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the bill criminalizing the discrimination of people with disability in…
An Overview of Schools for the Deaf in Nigeria
Introduction This publication contains additional information to the initial publication that accompanies the school directory that was published a…
Factors that Sustain the Stigmatization of Deaf Children and Children with IDD in Nigeria
The International Conference on Disabilities in Africa (ICDA) has come and gone on the 28th of July 2018, in Abuja, Nigeria, but not without…
Deaf Association in Kaduna Supports the Documentation of Indigenous Nigerian Sign Language
Nigerian National Association for the Deaf (NNAD) Kaduna chapter, on Sunday, July 29th, 2018 declares her support for the indigenous Nigerian Sign…