International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
IJALIS
ISSN: 2360-7858
Vol. 13(3), pp. 126 --135 April, 2025.
ISSN: 2360-7858
https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2025112
Full Length Research
Religious and Social Afterlives of Persons with Disabilities in Plateau State, Nigeria
1Amwe, Racheal Asibi Ph.D., 2Grace Dansti Amwe and 3Oluyomi, Elizabeth Folashade
1Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of Jos. 2Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State. E-mail:graceamwe1@gmail.com 3Federal College of Education, Special Education Department, Okene, Kogi State. Email:oluyomifolasade70@gmail.com
*Corresponding author’s E-mail: amweracheal44@gmail.com
Accepted 15 April 2025
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Abstract |
On January 23rd 2019 the Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 was signed into law after nine years of relentless advocacy by disability rights groups and activists. However, this group of persons still face a number of human rights violations that that stems from social, religious, cultural etc. dimensions. Globally, slave trade was shelved more than a century ago. However, the old form of slavery has evolved in many ways to become the modern-day slavery because the modus operandi has not exactly been the same. The Global Slavery Index in 2016 revealed that Nigeria has more enslaved people (including persons with disabilities)than any country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Figures indicated that 875.500 people are living in slavery in Nigeria and several of them are persons with disabilities. The research design adopted for the study is the descriptive survey. The population of the study comprised persons with disabilities in North Central Nigeria. The sample is comprised of 68 persons with disabilities in 9 communities in Plateau Kaduna and Nasarawa States, Nigeria. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. Questionnaires and interviews were used for data collection. Results were presented using charts. The findings of the study revealed that persons with disabilities face several forms of religious and social exclusion, modern day slavery and discriminative practices. These practices include: forced street begging, sexual exploitation, labelling, segregation, oppression, marginalization, stigmatization etc. It is therefore recommended that major stakeholders special needs education should promote advocacy amongst Nigerians especially in North Central Nigeria on the need for attitude change in issues of discrimination and afterlives slavery practices.
Keywords: Disability, Slavery, Persons with Disabilities(PWDs), Religious and Social Afterlives.>
| Cite This Article As: Amwe, R.A., Amwe, G.D., Oluyomi, E.F. (2025). Religious and Social Afterlives of Persons with Disabilities in Plateau State, Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 13(3): 136-143 | |