The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN), has called out Nigerian authorities to employ us of sign languages to transmit safety health tips on COVID-19 to persona living with disabilities.

ALDIN made the call in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday, signed by its President and Secretary Messrs Daniel Onwe and Gaius Ogah respectively.

According to the Association, there is now the need for television stations to engage the services of sign language interpreters for the benefit of disabled persons like the deaf as they are also major stakeholders.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has indeed put us in an extraordinarily trying time which requires extraordinary actions.

“If a total lockdown, as advised by experts, will be a solution against the impending doom, then the government should exercise the required courage to order and enforce a lockdown accordingly.

“ALDIN has, however, noticed, with dismay that most of the safety briefings on Television do not factor in the peculiarities of persons with disabilities, particularly the deaf, who require sign language interpretation.

“The necessary correction should be taken forthwith by engaging sign language interpreters in all such briefings, as is the case in other countries.

“The fact that the majority of Nigerians eke out a living one day at a time should also be kept in focus.

” Therefore, governments at all levels, in collaboration with volunteer NGOs, religions bodies and kind-hearted individuals, should quickly plan for the distribution of food and other basic amenities to persons who will need them, no matter where they are, with particular attention on those who are already vulnerable.

” This will give everyone the needed comfort to comply with a total lockdown; there is no time that the saying prevention is better than cure is more apt than now.

” The cost of maintaining people at home no doubt will be much less than the cost of treating them of Covid-19,” it said

ALDIN said that it is optimistic that Nigerians, and indeed the world, shall come out of the crisis as better people

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