the public will now be liable to a six-month imprisonment, among other
punishments, even as a National Commission for Persons with
Disabilities is to be established.
The punishment was the decision of the Senate and the House of
Representatives as contained in the harmonized bill passed by the two
chambers of the National Assembly that would be sent to President
Goodluck Jonathan for assent.
The bill contains provisions that would ensure that the disabled are
protected from discrimination and harmful treatment; have access to
free education at all levels, basic health care, and employment, among
others.
The harmonized bill seeks to ensure that it is only persons living
with disabilities that would benefit from government package and be
fully integrated into the society while a National Commission for
Persons with Disabilities established for them, and headed by a
physically challenged person, as Chairman.
--Vanguard
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