Disability commission targets 562 children in assistive devices programme

The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has begun a three-day programme to assess, prescribe, fit and distribute assistive devices to 562 children with disabilities across 12 institutions and organisations in the Federal Capital Territory. The commission’s executive secretary, Ayuba Gufwam, said the intervention marked a shift from ad-hoc distribution of assistive devices to