CONCLUSION
This study appraises the role of Network for the advancement of people with visible disabilities (NAPVID) in providing the empowerment, rehabilitation, and the entrenchment of social justice for people with disabilities and their inclusion on government and development in Nigeria. The study identified the historical antecedence of NAPVID which came into being in 1988, which was initially known as Bendel State Association of the Blind (BENSA). One of the interesting revelations of this study is the cases of achievement of NAPVID in bringing about egalitarian society anchored on Freedom, Justice and Equality where everyone will have unfettered access to the same social, political, economic and cultural rights and opportunities without any discrimination or distinction based on disability.
This study has investigated the mission of NAPVID which include to pursue the education, rehabilitation and economic empowerment of people with disabilities, to advocate for the social inclusion of people with disabilities in governance and development to influence the formulation and implementation of public and private sector polices in favour of persons with disabilities, to champion unfettered access of persons with disabilities to their environment; that is public infrastructure, utilities and services.
The study unraveled operational mode of NAPVID where it was outline as advocacy, empowerment, rehabilitation, organization, collaboration, facilitation and training. The study also captures how NAPVID works to facilitate the full participation of vulnerable groups especially persons with disabilities and women/girls while promoting and protecting their rights. DRAC works to facilitate the full participation of vulnerable groups especially persons with disabilities and women and girls in all aspects of life by addressing the drivers of discrimination and exclusion. Network for the advancement of people with visible disabilities (NAPVID) was therefore conceived to provide the much-needed voice and lead a movement that champions a more organized and strategic response to disability issues with a development mindset.
From our study, we have argued how the Network for the Advancement of People with Visible Disabilities (NAPVID) have played a very important and unique role in providing empowerment and socio-economic support for persons living in with disabilities in Edo state.And that NAPVID in recent time has make partnership with their international counterparts, and adopting rights based approach to help persons with disabilities have a right to live a comfortable life on earth. In a state like Edo state with the level of poverty, majority of the people with disability either do not know their rights or cannot imagine claiming them. Organizations like NAPVID have played an important role in education persons with disabilities on their place on the society.
