ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that effective special education and rehabilitation services in Nigeria have been carried out at a gradual pace, and are largely devoid of practical commitment. The involvement of persons with disabilities in the development and running of services in Nigeria has largely accounted for their continued marginalization and vulnerability in all aspects of life. "Bad gods" are believed to roam villages at midday and midnight, so it is believed that any pregnant woman who moves around outside her home at these times will bear a child with a disability. Some ethnic groups poison or starve a baby with a disability. In rural areas, the whole community assists a farmer with a disability to clear, plant, weed, and harvest his farm. Generally, among Christian followers in Nigeria, the concept of disease and disability is usually interpreted as a punishment for sin or wrongdoing.
