Assessing the Challenges of Persons with Disabilities in Southwest Nigeria

The paper examines the disability experiences, inclusions of persons with disabilities, support services and intervention programmes for persons with disabilities and domestication and implementations of the disability Acts in Southwest Nigeria.The study was conducted between June-December 2021 and employed quantitative and qualitative methods.For the quantitative method, a total of 300 questionnaires was used to collect information from the various PWDs in each of the states in South West Nigeria The qualitative research tools included the In-depth interviews (IDI), Key Informant Interviews (KII) and Focus Group Discussions (FGD), were used on various stakeholders in the six states of south-west Nigeria such as MDAs, Legislators, Politicians/Political Aides, JONAPWD, CSOs/NGOs/FBOs, and Operators of Hotels/Schools/Public Building.The study reveals that the welfare of PWDs is still a far cry in the Southwestern States.The study found that PWDs are faced with financial challenges more, social exclusion and difficulties in accessing private and public facilities in the south west states.The paper concludes that there is need for more publicity, sensitization, lobbying and enactment of more laws to push for legislation at the state houses of assembly for the domestication of the Act.