The state chairman of the association, Prince Tokula Sobo who made this appeal in Lokoja expressed concern over the lukewarm attitude of the government toward deaf education in the state.
He explained that there are only two schools for the deaf in the state, stressing that adequate attention has not been given to their education.
Sobo also urged the government to establish another special school in Lokoja, adding the in view of the size of the state; the two schools will not be enough.
He stated that the Executive Committee of the association has been mandated to seek alternative solutions, urging practitioners in the state to assist in this regard.
Soba pointed out that several efforts have made to ensure the deaf get their rights and recognition in all the sectors in the state, saying there is absence of special school in Lokoja.
The association therefore urged the state government to employ more qualified teachers in the area of Special Education, pointing out that in the Mopamoro Local Government School of Handicap and MMC School of Handicap, Iyale, teachers were not trained in special curriculum to cater for the deaf.
