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London to host 2019 World Para Swimming Championships

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - APRIL 23: Elizabeth Smith of the United States trains in the warm up pool during the Paralympic Swimming Tournament - Aquece Rio Test Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympics at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on April 23, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
London Aquatic Centre

September’s event returns to site of London 2012 Paralympics

The rearranged 2019 World Para Swimming Championships will take place in London, Great Britain, from 9 to 15 September, World Para Swimming has announced. The London Aquatics Centre, located on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, played host to the swimming events at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and will once again welcome the best in the world later this year.

The decision to stage the event in the British capital follows the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) decision earlier this year to strip Malaysia of the right to host the event. The Malaysian government failed to provide the IPC with the necessary guarantees that Israeli Para swimmers could participate, free from discrimination, and safely in the Championships.

Elizabeth Smith of the United States trains in the warm up pool during the Paralympic Swimming Tournament – Aquece Rio Test Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympics at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on April 23, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

London 2019, a key qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, will be the ninth edition of the World Para Swimming Championships and marks the second time the event has been staged in Great Britain following the 2015 edition in Glasgow.

“I have no doubt the whole of the Para swimming community will be appreciative of the efforts they have made to organise this competition. The London Aquatics Centre brings back many fantastic memories of the 2012 Paralympic Games and I am sure athletes will be greatly excited to return to such an iconic venue.”

IPC President Andrew Parsons said:

“We are delighted to announce London as the host city of the World Para Swimming Championships. I cannot thank the Mayor of London, UK Sport and British Swimming enough for their outstanding efforts stepping in to stage and support this Championships, a key Tokyo 2020 qualifier, at such short notice.

“I have no doubt the whole of the Para swimmingcommunity will be appreciative of the efforts they have made to organise this competition. The London Aquatics Centre brings back many fantastic memories of the 2012 Paralympic Games and I am sure athletes will be greatly excited to return to such an iconic venue.

“We appreciate that the dates are not identical to the ones we had originally planned in Malaysia and these new dates will have an impact on the performance programmes of Para swimmers. However, following the cancellation of Malaysia and the opening of a new bidding process it simply was not feasible to organise a new event for the end of July and early August.”

UK Sport Chair Dame Katherine Grainger said:

“We are thrilled that we have been able to step in at very short notice to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. The UK is now a true world leader when it comes to hosting sporting events and our innovative approach to staging competition combined with our passionate fans will ensure this is a fantastic edition of the World Championships. We are also delighted to be bringing yet another world class sporting event to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the iconic London Aquatics Centre which I am sure the athletes, coaches and spectators will be very excited about.”

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said:

“I’m delighted London will host yet another world-class sporting event and that we will once again be able to show our support for the Para sport movement. Sport should be inclusive and all athletes should be able to take part in these championships.

“The London Aquatics Centre was the scene of so many memorable performances during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and it’s fantastic that London has the world-class facilities to step in at such short notice to host a major competition like this. This is further evidence that London is open for the best sporting action.”

Around 600 swimmers from 60 nations are set to compete in the Championships which is a qualifier to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Senator Dino Melaye join Irede Foundation’s walk to give life back to amputee children

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Irede foundation on Saturday 13th April, 2019 in Abuja organized a walk known as OUT ON A LIMB. OUT ON A LIMB is programme put together by Irede foundation, a Non Govermental Organization that focused on giving hope, joy and life back to children who lost their limb by ensuring that they acquire prosthesis to help them realize their potentials.

The programme is an awareness walk to bring the attention of the public to the plights of the children living with limb loss and urgent need to properly care for them. It does take place in 30 locations to promote inclusiveness of these children and solicit for lead advocates who can facilitate prosthesis for these children.

This year’s theme is WALK A MILE, GIVE A LIMB (Ensuring Inclusiveness). The message is to join 1000 lead advocates to facilitate at least 50 limbs for these children without limbs. Senator Dino Melaye joined the lead advocates in this year’s walk as he was seen at Unity Foundation (take off point of the walk) wearing OUT ON A LIMB T. Shirt.

Irede foundation over years through this massive mobilization of support from the public has reach out to 186 communities, empowered about 66 families and has provided over 60 prosthesis.

Inspiring story of Africa’s first blind photographer

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Taiwo Lawal

MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR

She sets the tripod, checks the angles to ensure good balance. She then feels the buttons on the camera and looks into the lens. Camera. Ready. Action!

That is the normal work routine for the Nigerian woman, Taiwo Lawal, believed to be Africa’s first blind photographer who is showing the world that passion is stronger than obstacles.

One could say that she defied the odds but for Lawal, she just refused to see them. Having been born blind, a twin and out of rape, the man who got their mother pregnant absconded when he found out that the twins were born blind, growing up was tough for Lawal, as she went through life’s difficulties in her home at Ondo State, Nigeria.

“We had no clothes to wear, only panties. People treated us badly, and sometimes, they threw stones at us. We were fed five-day-old food. We didn’t have any choice then but to eat it. She said”.

Lawal taking a shot

Now, I can laugh about it because it’s in the past.

For someone who was also ridiculed many times in public places, she could have resigned to her fate but instead, she chose to work on her limitations to make something of herself – joining the community of photographers to challenge those who can see.

Her twin sister is now married with two children but Taiwo prefers not to marry a blind man.

Taiwo aiming while she snaps

Prior to her photography training, Lawal, who believed that having a mind was enough for her situation, learnt a few trades which included bead-making and bag-making for four years. Her road to photography began with Emmanuel Effiong-Bright, the winner of the 2013 Verseidag Bowling Tournament, United Arab Emirates, who discovered her prior to the competition in Oshodi after she asked him to lead her to the bus park.

One of her works

“She could have gone begging like others but she overcame all that. Our journey took 25 minutes instead of five minutes. But, it has been one of the best 25 minutes of the last 25 years of my life. I saw a blind person who spoke like someone who could see,” Effiong-Bright said.

Through his help and her photography instructor, Seun Akisanmi, Lawal began photography lessons which she initially thought was impossible due to her lack of sight.

Lawal getting ready to take a shot


  • Taiwo (Right) at the 2013 edition of Nigeria Photography Expo & Conference 

Akisanmi, who runs the academy (Elophotos) where Lawal took her classes, said teaching her was interesting though challenging.

“One must be extremely patient. Training her is like two to three times longer than that of a sighted person. But I’m also learning from her. I didn’t know how sharp her other senses were, and she always looks happy. She’s a bright student and has learnt a lot. There are some settings we can’t teach her but she can use auto-mode. She knows enough to do a mini-session for someone, which is a good start, and she can take good pictures.”

The 39-year-old whose specialty is in street photography said: “Taking pictures makes me happy. Also, it has helped me forget my past sorrows when some people didn’t appreciate me and I endured a lot of insults.”

For someone who takes incredibly beautiful pictures despite her situation, this is how she knows she is aiming at a good shot:

“Whenever I take pictures, I know they would be beautiful because I see them in my mind.”

“If I want to take a picture, I would go to where the person is, and feel his location; then I would communicate with the person to sense the direction, as the sound of the person tells me where he or she is.”

Lawal and her twin, according to doctors, had only six years to live at the time of birth but the two have broken all barriers to become a success. Her twin is married with two children and Lawal continues to take the photography industry in Nigeria and Africa to the next level.

She has already met big names in the photography industry such as American Joe McNally and recently, she won an award at the International Day of Persons Living with Disabilities, which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

In 2013, the award-winning photographer had her first ever public exhibition that was arranged by NIPHEC (Nigerian Photography & Exhibition Conference).

Her story adds to the many amazing bling people out there on the continent who have overcome their limitations to contribute effectively to society. Abdallah Nyangalio from Mbagala, Dar es Salaam, lost his sight in 1989 from complications resulting from high blood pressure but he is now an independent tailor who has perfected his craft and boasts a roll call of clients that include former Tanzanian President, Jakaya Kikwete and several members of parliament.

There are also the likes of the visually impaired Ethiopian woman, Yetnebersh Nigussie, who is a human rights lawyer; Endurance Otobi, a blind cobbler; and Abdifatah Hassan Kalgacal, a visually impaired reporter from Somalia.

Culled from the punch

NGO Protests Handling Of Child Abuse Cases In Nigeria

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By Grace Fadahson, Orjime Moses 

The Child Protect Network (CPN), a nongovernmental organisation, has expressed concern over the case management of alleged child abuse at Kuje School of the Deaf and the demolition of an orphanage home in Kubwa by the committee inaugurated by the minister of Education into the matter.

The group’s national coordinator, Olorurunfemi Olusegun, Nwanze Anthony (national secretary) and Barr Linda Fadare made this known yesterday during a media conference in Abuja. They expressed dismay over the outcome of the committee’s investigation of sodomy, cannibalism, eating of human faces, sucking of human blood, existence of cult and substance abuse at the Kuje school, Abuja.

According to them, the method used by the committee in addressing the issues was not in the best interest of the children. The group noted that the situation should have been used positively to strengthen child safeguard policy in the educational sector, especially in boarding houses, adding that it was unacceptable that the principles of confidentiality, anonymity, and respect for the dignity of the victims, was not upheld. Olusegun said: “We believe this could have impacted on the decision of the victim to not make an appearance and further prevent other victims from reporting their concerns in the future. “It is regrettable that the committee closed the case without considering the psychosocial dimension including the emotional, mental and level of stigma this development would have inflicted on the victims and the family.” “We opine that the committee would have employed a better approach than blood sampling of the pupils given the secretive nature of cultism. It is imperative to set up an anti-cultism mechanism including an anonymous and confidential system if reporting and responding to tackle the menace in our schools,” they added.

culled from leadership newspaper

$5.7million grant to fight polio in Nigeria

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Federal Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole on Wednesday presented a symbolic cheque of $5.7 million to Dr. Tunji Funsho of Rotary International as a grant to UNICEF for polio eradication activities in Nigeria for a period of one year. In a ceremony which took place in the office of the minister, Dr. Tunji received the cheque in the company of Dr. Kazeem Mustapha, Vice chair, NNPPC, Dr. Hadiza, State Representative, NNPPC, Aminu Muhammad, the National Programme Coordinator and The Deputy Country Rep, UNICEF Permille Ironside with her polio team.

The grant is meant to aid technical assistance, social mobilization and operational support. Kicking polio out of Nigeria is a task that government is not leaving any stone unturned to achieve.

Five Technologies Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons Use to Communicate

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By Andrew Leib

Digital technology and the web have transformed how persons who are deaf or hard of hearing communicate with one another and the wider world. Texting, online video chat, and sign language-to-text translation software continue to expand both communications and career options for those with hearing loss – a population now estimated at 32 million in the United States. At the same time, traditional technologies such as TTY seem more antiquated with each passing month. Today, a deaf college student is far more likely to text or use FaceTime on their iPhone than call a service to have an operator speak their typed words to a hearing person. Course content is more often copied from a classmate – perhaps assigned by Disability Services – than read from the teacher’s lips. Technology poses challenges for those who prefer to lip read rather than use American Sign Language. Video speed and resolution on mobile apps is often high enough to sign, while even slight delays can make lip reading difficult. In these cases, such as when a Skype video call isn’t too pixilated, the hearing person must use the chat box. Following are five common methods deaf and hard of hearing persons use to communicate.

1.Amplified Phones

For persons who are hard of hearing, amplified telephones can provide the additional volume needed to make phone conversations more accessible and enjoyable. Most amplified phones have extra-loud ringers, are hearing-aid compatible, and include features such as talking caller ID, visual ringers, large or illuminated numbers, and neckloop or headset jacks. One popular model is the Clarity XLC2 DECT 6.0, an amplified cordless phone whose handset has a full-duplex speakerphone with a concave earpiece that amplifies voices up to 50 decibels (dB). The ringer amplifies to 95 dB. The XLC2 is also easy to see, with large, backlit buttons and a bright visual ringer. It features visual voicemail alerts, talking caller ID, auto-boost amplification, and a 3.5 mm neckloop jack.

2. FaceTime Video Calling

FaceTime, Apple’s video calling software, provides the closest equivalent to a traditional phone call. It runs on Mac OS X machines (version 10.6.6 or higher) and iOS devices with a forward-facing camera. FaceTime’s resolution (720 horizontal lines and a 16:9 Aspect Ratio on newer Macs) and processing speed (plenty fast to sign and lip read) make it one of the most popular communications methods among persons who are deaf. To call a contact’s iPhone, click their phone number. Click their email address to call their iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. An invitation is sent out, which, if accepted, initiates a video call. Once a call begins, the window frame and controls fade away. You can view the person you’re calling in full screen or picture-in-picture mode, in which your image appears as well. FaceTime requires an Apple ID and an email address. It also requires Wi-Fi, which can limit availability.

3. iChat

iChat is Built into Apple’s OS X operating system – is a Skype-like instant messaging application that facilitates online chatting between two people or among groups. For Mac users who are deaf or hard of hearing, iChat offers a videophone alternative with resolution high enough for both lip reading and signing. iChat requires a mic and video camera. Most Macs come with both built in, but you can also use external ones. You will also need Internet access and an account with a messaging service such as AIM (AOL Instant Messenger, which is free), Google Talk, iCloud, MobileMe, or Yahoo.

4. Purple Communications Videophones and Relay Services –

In addition to installing public videophones in major U.S. cities, Purple Communications develops crucial products and services to increase calling access among deaf persons. Purple Video Relay Service (VRS) software provides free sign language interpreters to enable deaf individuals and businesses to communicate in real time with hearing individuals over video desktop and mobile devices. Purple Text Relay is a free service in which a call assistant alternately speaks words a deaf person types, and types what a hearing person says. Purple also provides real local 10-digit number access for video and text relay and interpreting services and a flat-screen monitor to facilitate instant communication between deaf persons and medical experts at hospitals. Other Purple services include on-site interpreting, video remote interpreting – where certified ASL interpreters facilitate conversation over a live web video connection, and ClearCaptions, which displays near real-time call captions on web browsers and iOS devices.

5. ASL Translation- the iCommunicator

The iCommunicator facilitates real-time conversations by combining technologies that translate or convert spoken words into sign language, voice into text, and text into speech. The solution combines software and hardware and can interface with a user’s hearing aids, cochlear implant speech processor, or FM listening system. It includes a database of over 30,000 words and 9,000 sign language video clips. When a hearing person speaks, the program translates his or her words into either text (using Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking) or sign language and speaks a deaf user’s responses aloud to the hearing person. Once translated, a deaf or hard of hearing user can look up words in the built-in Dictionary/Thesaurus or execute web searches – including one-click access to Google – to learn more about that word. The iCommunicator is especially useful when a sign language interpreter isn’t available. It can also increase literacy, make education more efficient, enhance employment opportunities that promote independence, and help schools and employers comply with federal mandates.

Can Some Children Outgrow Autism?

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By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter

Some toddlers thought to have mild autism “outgrow” the diagnosis, but most continue to struggle with language and behavior, new research suggests.

The study is not the first to document cases of autism “recovery.” Doctors have known for decades that a small number of young children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) seem to outgrow it.

But what does that mean for those kids? The findings suggest that the vast majority continue to face challenges and need support, said lead researcher Dr. Lisa Shulman.

Her team found that of the 38 children who “lost” their autism diagnosis, most were found to have other conditions — including learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety disorders.

Why did the picture change for those children?

That’s the “million-dollar question,” said Shulman, a professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Health System in New York City.

One possibility is that the initial diagnosis was wrong. But it’s also possible some children responded to early therapy aimed at supporting their development.

Shulman suspects both scenarios are true.

The 569 children in the study were diagnosed before the age of 3. And what looks like an autism in a 2-year-old may start manifesting differently as the child grows, Shulman explained. For example, that 2-year-old may actually have an anxiety disorder, but children that age simply can’t express what they’re feeling. It only becomes clearer when the child is a little older.

On the other hand, early behavioral therapy can help children with autism build their social and language skills, and ease behavior issues. So young kids who respond may no longer meet the criteria for autism at a certain point.

“I do think there is a group of children who were probably never going to have autism,” Shulman said. “And there are some who respond to early intervention.”

James Connell is clinical core director of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute in Philadelphia. He agreed that in toddlers, it can be “difficult to pin down” whether it’s autism or something else.

“Global developmental delays, language delays and separation anxiety in 18- to 24-month-old children can look like an ASD,” said Connell, who was not involved in the study.

In fact, he said, “I would argue that most, if not all of these kids, did not have an ASD.”

But that’s not to say that kids mistakenly given an autism label did not benefit from therapy. Connell said that early and intensive services can be very helpful not only for children with an ASD, but for those with developmental delays.

And in fact, Connell said, young children with developmental difficulties may specifically be given an ASD diagnosis so that they qualify for such intensive therapy.

“A diagnosis of autism gets services — services these children do need,” he said. “Doctors know that. Parents know that.”

The latest findings, published recently in the Journal of Child Neurology, were based on records for 569 children who were diagnosed with autism at the researchers’ center between 2003 and 2013. Four years later, 38 of those kids no longer met the diagnostic criteria.

They all had one thing in common, according to Shulman. They had what initially appeared to be milder symptoms; they were not on the more severe end of the spectrum.

And nearly all saw their diagnoses evolve. A full 68 percent still had language or learning disabilities. Half were diagnosed with “externalizing” behavior disorders — such as ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder — while one-quarter had “internalizing” mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder. Two children had more severe mental illnesses involving psychosis.

There were three children, the researchers added, who did not “warrant” any alternative diagnosis.

Those kids, Connell said, probably never had autism. “Most researchers would agree that children are never ‘cured’ of autism — it just becomes less apparent,” he said.

More information

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on diagnosing autism.

Copyright © 2019 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

FG inaugurates technical committee to review national policy on albinism

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The Federal Government has inaugurated a technical committee to review the national policy on albinism.

The committee is expected to identify issues that need to be addressed to safeguard the welfare of the people living with albinism and optimise their participation in national economy.

Albinos are often victims of segregation, stigmatization and discrimination, fueled by cultural beliefs and misconception.

The Federal Government has however, reiterated its determination to put an end to stigmatisation which has hindered the progress and well being of Albinos in the country.

The government has seen the need to review the policy to ensure it meets international best practices and ensure people with albinism are well represented in the country.

The Minister of Education Adamu Adamu stated this while inaugurating the Technical committee for review of the national policy on Albinism .

The National policy on albinism was adopted in 2012 in response to violence and discrimination against persons with albinism.

The policy’s objective is to mainstream albinos into diverse sectors of development.

Lagos Government gives N10 million grants, 1,000 assistive devices to PLWDs

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday gave empowerment grants of N10 million to clusters of People Living With Disabilities, PLWDs, to assist them to eke out a living.

The governor also distributed assistive devices to 1,000 PLWDs, while he promised to always protect their rights of physically challenged people.

Speaking at the official presentation of assistive devices and empowerment grants to PLWDs, at the Blue Roof, Lagos Television Ground, in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday, the governor said the Lagos State Office of Disabilities Affairs, LASODA, had been able to institute policies, plans and programmes that would guarantee equal rights and opportunities for PLWDs, thereby including them in all aspects of community life.

Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner, Youth and Social Development, Agboola Dabiri said as a responsible government, the N500 million Disability Trust Fund was inaugurated with the aim of assisting and empowering persons living with disabilities in the state.

He explained that the implementation of the disability fund was geared towards the advancement of the cause of PLWDs in the state and that individuals, corporate organisations, government institutions, among others could contribute to the fund as a way of jointly ameliorating the challenges facing physically challenged person.

The governor, however, said the assistive devices and empowerment grants would take PLWDs off the street, empower them into productive business ventures, thereby making them fit into societal life.

Speaking, Special Adviser to the Governor on Social Development, Joyce Onafowokan stressed the need for early support for children with disabilities as any developmental delay in such area could lead to environmental risk, such as drug abuse and lack of proper pre-natal care.

The General Manager, Lagos State Office of Disability Affairs, LASODA, Dr. Babatunde Awelenje said the N500 million disability fund had made it possible for the plights of PLWDs to be catered for.

He commended Ambode for catering for the needs of PLWDs in the state, as he had put smiles on their faces.

culled from PM NEWS

10 Travel Tips For The Persons with disability

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Travelling for people with special needs around the world can be a challenge, however, there are a number of tips and resources available to ensure an easier journey.

If you have special needs or health challenges and wish to head out of town on business or leisure, Jovago.com, Africa’s No. 1 online hotel booking portal has tips to help lessen the anxiety that comes with the process.

Be informed and plan ahead of time

Nearly every obstacle can be avoided with the right amount of planning. If you do as much as you can to plan ahead, you will have a much smoother journey. Do not leave anything to chance. Search for the best possible options for lodging, verify the specifics, especially if you’re traveling in a wheelchair, and book before the scheduled date of depature. Also, check out the local health and medical associations in case an emergency arises.

Arrive the airport/bus terminal in time

If you have to, be the first to arrive at the airport or the bus/train terminal if you are traveling by land or train. It is better to be found waiting when your flight is called than miss your plane. Arriving early will give you ample time to check in, pass through security and get on the plane. Arrive at least three hours before a domestic flight and four hours before an international flight especially if your trip is at peak time. If you are traveling by bus or train, it is better you are early to get a better sitting position and space for easy access to your seat.

Use a travel agent

Making travel plans with a travel agent usually speeds up the booking process and transfers the burden of logistics to them. By doing this, it gives them the opportunity to use their experience in arranging accessible transportation, travel insurance and other procedures to your benefit, especially as they offer a ton of good discounts and a wide range of services to you.

Choose the right season for your trip

Timing is important when embarking on a trip which is why keeping tabs on weather conditions and how it could affect you itinerary can save you a world of hassle. Also, you may want to avoid peak seasons such as public holidays, Christmas and New Year, as the airports are usually very crowded at this time and everything is twice as difficult.

Avoid connecting flights

Direct flights are best for any disabled traveler as it saves him or her the hassle of getting on and off the plane. Maneuvering through airport gates, exits and corners at one airport is already difficult; multiply that by three terminals and that can be a nightmare. If you however insist on connecting flight, ensure you allow plenty time between the flights, to enable you make all necessary movements.

Pick a hotel in the most accessible parts of town

A hotel which is remotely located can take the fun out of your trip. So while conducting your research, try to pay a little attention to how close to the city center the residence is and measure the level of safety of the neighborhood in which it is located. You should also know if there are accessible restaurants nearby and what fun spots are within the vicinity.

Investigate public transportation options

Details on accessible transportation are important, unless you plan on staying indoors throughout your trip. When choosing your hotel, consider its proximity to bus stops and junctions as well as the types of transportation on offer. Do they offer free transit service to people with disability? Do they have links to reliable car hire services? What is the cost of these transport options? These are key questions you need answers to before embarking on that journey.-

Ensure you have a doctor’s note and phone number

It is important you have an official statement from a doctor, offering details on your condition, prescriptions, special needs, probable complications, and other relevant information. Ensure that you have a number where your doctor (or another medical professional) can be reached in an emergency situation at any hour of the day. Remember to place this information in a place where it can be easily reached in dire cases where you cannot help them with it.

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