UNDERSTANDING THE POLICY GAPS IN IMPLEMENTING DISABILITY RIGHTS FOR ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

People with disabilities are considered as apart the vulnerable groups, for they could be described as people having either, physical, mental, intellectual or sensory limitations in the process of interaction with various daily activities or chores due to their kind of challenges. These constraints hinder their full and effective participation in the society on equal basis with the so-called normal persons. The paper highlighted some of the backing laws that support people with disabilities, and their endeavors to, access equal educational and employment rights in our societies. The paper also recommends that government and stakeholders should ensure that people living with disabilities enjoy the rights to socio-economic participation, educational integration and equalization in employment opportunities for them to live independently in the society, avoid the menace of street begging, dependency on others and become respected, and to be party in societal and national contributors in economic, educational, and political development.