Human beings are physically disabled some time in their lives. Those who remain
healthy and without disability all their lives are few. Thus, public buildings should
be accessible and barrier-free to both able and disabled people. Disabled people
find it difficult to gain access into and operate freely without assistance in many
public buildings in Nigeria. The study took inventory of facilities available for
disabled people in public buildings. The inventory covered the identification and
ascertaining the functional state of the facilities. A total of 257 public buildings
were studied. The results show that major facilities required by disabled people
are lacking in many public buildings. Some of the facilities identified in few
public buildings are in poor state of operation. However, absence of these key
facilities restricts the activities of people with physical disability. Hence, they
cannot work and become productive as tax-paying members of the nation. Due to
shortfall or perhaps total neglect in provision of these facilities, their movement,
competence and talents are being restricted. These equally constitute a barrier in
the development of their abilities. The society at large is deprived of the abilities
and talents in people with disabilities.