The Downs Syndrome Foundation Nigeria has strongly criticized Nigeria’s exclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities, citing stereotyping, misleading narratives, cultural and religious prejudices, and dwindling healthcare and education resources as significant hurdles hindering their survival and development.
This assertion was contained in a statement by Ugo Edward-Dibiana Down Syndrome Foundation, in Abuja on March 21, 2024, endorsed by its director of programmes, Pastor Olawale OlaOluwa, to mark the 2024 World Down Syndrome Day.
He reiterated that there is a need to end the stereotypes against people with Down Syndrome in Nigeria, especially children, who he said, „Are often rejected in schools or treated cruelly in the society, on account of their conditions, largely as a result of misinformation or perceptions rooted in both cultural or social prejudices.
