Lawyers with disabilities protest ‘unfair treatment’ at NBA conference
The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria has accused the Nigeria Bar Association of not treating lawyers with disabilities fairly at its 2019 Annual General Conference.In the statement signed by Daniel Onwe, the president of the group, it said its members, who paid both their statutory fees, and conference fees to the NBA “were subjected to untold hardship at the event.”
“For instance, at previous conferences, a limited number of indigent members of ALDIN would be sponsored to the conference, and such sponsorship would cover conference registration, transportation and accommodation. “In previous years, there were sign language interpreters at the conference; there was none this year. This year, lawyers with disabilities had difficulties access both the conference venues and shuttle buses.This made some of them to break down, others got their mobility aids damaged; and were unable to make it to the conference on subsequent days.”
ALDIN said the NBA flouted the law which provides that people living with disabilities should not be discriminated against or subjected to hardship.
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