Assessing the Challenges of Persons with Disabilities in Southwest Nigeria

Elias olukorede wahab, Lagos State University
Jubril Jawando, LASU
Adedeji Oyenuga, Lagos State University
Maria wahab, Lagos State Univerisity

The paper examines the disability experiences, inclusions of PWDs, support services & intervention programmes for PWDs and domestication and implementations of the disability Acts in Southwest Nigeria. The study was conducted between June-December 2022 & employed methodological triangulation. For the quantitative method, a total of 300 questionnaires was used to collect information from the various PWDs in the region. Qualitative included (IDI), (KII) & (FGD), were used on various stakeholders in the region. The study reveals that the welfare of PWDs is still a far cry in the Southwestern States. The study found that PWDs are faced with financial challenges more, social exclusion and difficulties in accessing private & public facilities in the south west states. The paper concludes that there is need for more publicity, sensitization, lobbying & enactment of more laws to push for legislation at the state houses of assembly for the domestication of the Act.