Yvonne Jack is a newly married woman on wheelchair, she hails from Plateau State.
She had a car accident in 2005 that led to her disability and she could not school in Nigeria anymore because of the facilities are not accessible to wheel chair users.
According to her on discrimination, she said that people think if one is on a wheel chair, the persons’ world is finished, and they think the person cannot do anything for himself or herself.
She advised PWDs especially women with disabilities to believe in themselves and she believed in herself and have no doubt that she is beautiful woman even with disability and that was how she got the handsome caring man that just wedded her.
On how the discrimination is affecting her, she said this “I don’t think of what people will say, people will always talk, I always do the best I can”.
She believes that parents should look for better ways protect their children with disabilities from abuse and neglect.
Appreciating the TQM, she spoke in these words “Thank you for the good work, taking your time to help persons with disabilities tell their stories. Please keep the good work”.
On 8th August, 2020. Yvonne wedded a handsome young man in a grand wedding ceremony in Jos, Plateau State.
In these coming days, we will bring to you details of her story and how she met her husband.
