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World Braille Day 2023: CSO leaders react to CHRC statement, make more demands

By Bakah Derick  Leaders of Civil Society Organizations have reacted favourably to the statement by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (CHRC) ahead of the 2023 World Braille Day. The statement published on Tuesday January 3, 2023 nearly 24hours to the observance urges government to provide teaching materials to support visually impaired and ensure information accessibility for visually impaired at all levels.  (R) Peter Tonain HSUVI and (L) Chick Sama (CUAPWD)  Reacting to the statement, the president of Hope Social Union for Visually Impaired (HSUVI) hailed the national rights commission for considering their plight on such an important issue.  "I hail the statement by the Human Rights Commission to ask the government to spread the awareness and by training more persons on the usage of braile. I think this is a welcome relief." Peter Tonain said  "It is a very good move by the Cameroon Human Rights Commission to call on government and private s

Voter Registration: Accessibility, ID card, Information, Conflict challenges forestalls PWDs participation in North West

By Bakah Derick  19 persons with disabilities have reportedly registered as new voters in the North West Region. This information is contained in a comparative analysis of 2021 and 2022 registration statistics published by the North West Regional Delegation of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) on Wednesday 31 August 2022 being the end of new voter registration for the year.  With over 300 000 persons living with disabilities in the restive region, the Regional Delegate of ELECAM Zofoa Njoya Sake who refused to speak on record has told www.hilltopvoices.com that the low registration was due to the fact that many of them do not have the prerequisite document which is the National Identity Card despite sensitisation and contacts of their focal points.  The Coordinator of the Coordinating Unit of Association of Persons with disabilities (CUAPWD), Chick Sama has denied the claim blaming the elections management body for not being intentional about involving persons with disabilities i

Inclusive Development: MINDEVEL, NASLA, FEICOM, UCCC, CUAPWD endorse SEEPD inclusion Award for Councils

By Bakah Derick  Several institutions have endorsed the Council Excellence in Inclusion Award (CEIA) launched in Bamenda on Friday 29 October 2021. The institutions endorsed the awards during the laughing event in Bamenda.  internal and external administrators at the CEIA launch.  According to the regional representative of the Ministry of Decentralisation and Local Development MINDEVEL, the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS)  has taken the bull by the horn. And is in line with the very essence of the decentralisation process in Cameroon.  :If everyone benefits without people living with disabilities (PWDs) then not everyone has benefited" he outlined.  According to the regional representative of the  Special Support Fund for council assistance (FEICOM), his institution doesn't finance buildings that are not accessible or meet universal norms or international standards. The award he said is an invitation for many councils to function rightly.  The