The Role of Religious Education in Improving the Image of Disabled Persons in Nigeria

Abstract

It is the trust of this paper to bring to the limelight the roles religion can play in elevating the image, education and career opportunities of the disabled persons. The objectives include to establish a water-tight revelation of the plights of the disabled persons in Nigeria and seeks the way religion can help in ameliorating them. To achieve these objectives phenomenological method of examination will be employed in the interpretation of data collected, aimed at giving objective and unbiased analysis to issues.

Keywords: Religious Education, Disability, Disabled Persons, Nigeria