Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN) have adopted a safety measure of holding their meeting even at this time that Coronavirus is ravaging the world. They held their first virtual Executive meeting on Tuesday May 6, 2020. Participants at the digital online meeting of the Association’s executive consists of members from Lagos and Abuja all the way to those from across south south zone of Delta and Cross river states.
In a statement signed by The Director, Public Relations of the association Yusuf Iyodo, Esq, the group met to deliberate on issues bordering on the Impending Digitization of Law Practice, matters regarding palliative for members, as well as cogent issues affecting PWDs in general, was hailed by members as novel, innovative and exemplary.
The group expressed their desire for the sustenance of deployment of disability-friendly technology in the judicial system even beyond period of COVID- 19 pandemic.
ALDIN is confident that other organizations would take a cue from this endeavour so as to ensure activities relating to their organizations are not hampered despite the regulations in place that limits physical movement.
The meeting was supported by Disability Rights Fund.
