Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities in Lagos State

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Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities in Lagos State
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About 13 years after Lagos State put in place an anti-discrimination law, and five years after the federal government did the same, PWDs in the state still experience discrimination. Abdulwahab Matepo became a person with disability following a road accident in 2000 in which he sustained a spinal cord injury

About 13 years after Lagos State put in place an anti-discrimination law , and five years after the federal government did the same, PWDs in the state still experience discrimination. Abdulwahab Matepo became a person with disability following a road accident in 2000 in which he sustained a spinal cord injury.

About 13 years after Lagos State put in place an anti-discrimination law, and five years after the federal government did the same, PWDs in the state still experience discrimination. Abdulwahab Matepo became a person with disability following a road accident in 2000 in which he sustained a spinal cord injury

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