IN RESPONSE TO THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT DEAF DRIVERS

I usually surf the internet in the morning to keep myself updated with news and I was crossing Linda Ikeji’s blog when an article caught my attention: a lady was telling about her experience in a Keke Napep driven by a Deaf driver, not that the title actually caught my attention, it was the comments coming from the readers that did, one named STERN said “How can a deaf man drive! this is very risky, This is how people use their own hands to kill themselves” and the rest of so many other negative comments too.. Someone identified as ANONYMOUS also said this: “Finally, a sensible comment, a deaf person driving is a hazard”. “Driving as a deaf person is really not safe. U cant hear d horns, meaning ur life n that of your passengers are in danger” and so many other endless comments.

President Mohammed Buhari (PMB) vs Disability Bills (DB)

There was a little drama during the last administration; there were a lot of struggles by people with disabilities, parents and friends of people with disabilities. We the disability advocates, human activists, lawyers, etc fought for the Disability Bills (DB) to be assented and in the National Assembly the senators also did us well by reading and passing the Disability Bills (DB)  to the table of the former President of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ), then our hope was up, some even went on to fast and pray for GEJ to finally assent the Disability Bills (DB), then the general election was approaching, some believed that he will assent the Disability Bills (DB)  before the commencement of the general election, some persons with disabilities even did the campaign for GEJ and helped in other areas but what happened? He didn’t assent, then after the elections, some persons with disabilities had faith that he will assent the Disability Bills (DB) before the power handover and then one day before the power handover to President Mohammed Buhari (PMB)’s administration, GEJ hurriedly passed six bills into law though some bills was left out but guess what again? Sadly amongst the bills left out was the Disability Bills (DB). We, persons with disabilities were disappointed, sad, depressed, angry and upset, just all kind of emotions you can imagine.

MR. DAVID O. ANYAELE'S 17th ANNIVERSARY OF LIMB-LOSS

It is my pleasure to introduce you to one of the strong disability advocates. His name is Mr. David O. Anyaele, he is the Executive Director of Center for Citizens with Disabilities and I am a volunteer advocate of his NGO. He has taught me a lot in advocating for Persons with disabilities and he has shown me ways to go and how to fight for the rights of persons with disabilities and today I can gladly say that with the experience I have acquired from him, I am able to fight for the right of persons in one or the other.

As he is celebrating the 17th Anniversary of his limb-loss, let’s join hands to congratulate and celebrate with him for what he has done for the disabled community and the impact he has created for the community too. He is sharing his experience on how he lost his hands to the RUF rebels of Sierra Leone because of his identity as a Nigerian and how it all happened in 1999. Enjoy reading his experience below:

The new president of Gallaudet University speaks on Americans for Disability Act

Minnesotan Bobbi Cordano is the new president of Gallaudet University, a private university for the deaf and hard of hearing in Washington, D.C, USA. She was formerly with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation before she took over as the president of Gallaudet University. In a Star Tribune interview, she talks about maintaining state ties and challenges still facing people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Cordano, who is deaf, was formerly vice president of programs for the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in St. Paul. She was also an assistant attorney general in Minnesota and an assistant dean at the Hubert Humphrey School for public affairs at the University of Minnesota. Her parents are both Gallaudet alumni. She took over the helm of the university January 1^st, 2016. The interview conducted, condensed and edited by Allison Sherry. Here is the transcript:

Q: With the Americans for Disability Act in its third decade, where do you still see it unenforced?

A: We continue to be denied access to full civic participation in our community, particularly in the area of employment. An ongoing issue relates to those who require ongoing accommodations, such as

ALERT: ISIS TRYING TO RECRUIT DEAF COMMUNITY

It is sad that ISIS is now trying to recruit Deaf Community. ISIS is one of the deadliest terrorist groups in the world and they have killed a lot of people around the world. Recently ISIS was behind attacks and shooting in Paris which left about 153 people died in Paris.

After I read about terrorism by Akintunde Adeyemo, I can say that we have stupid terrorists and rational terrorists. They are strange, unhinged, narcissistic and selfish people, they are not capable of adding values to humanity but destroying the spirit of humanity. The stupid ones volunteer to die young, they are dispensable terrorists while rational terrorists are the decision makers, well educated and smart people, and they enjoy watching the dying citizens in the countries.

STOP BLAMING MUSLIM PEOPLE FOR TERRORISM

Since Boko Haram Group started in Nigeria few years ago, there has been a lot of comments that were trying to blame Muslim people for terrorism even when there was attacks in Mecca they also tried to blame Muslim people and recently when ISIS attacked Paris, instead of praying for the victims or doing something about it, a lot of people were busy blaming the Muslims for terrorism.

Stay Tough, Don't Crash!!!!

I don’t understand. It’s just Bejeweled. With candy. What’s the big deal? Innocent words from a better time. A better place. Before I’d ever made that deplorable journey to the App Store and downloaded… it is Candy Crush Saga. Now, about a month later, I’ve lost a little over $US230, hours of battery life, and any remaining semblance of dignity. Hello, my name is Ashley Feinberg, and I have a Candy Crush problem.

And as it so happens, it turns out that I’m not even the first. For those blessed few who have yet to play the game, Candy Crush is, for all intents and purposes, free. It costs nothing to download and, in theory, costs nothing to play. In theory. But you know what else seemed harmless in theory? Communism. The reality is far more complex.