Disability Act

Ableist language could be eroding the wins of Nigerians Living with Disabilities

There are many ways the systemic exclusion and oppression of people living with disabilities manifest in everyday life. It is not just about public spaces being designed to make their accessibility only open to abled people but even where it is made accessible, it’s usually done as an after-thought that leaves the access partly only... Read More

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March 29, 2021

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3 years after the Disability Act became law, accessibility is still less than ideal

In a commendable win for people with hearing impairment, Nigeria’s federal government, in February, ordered the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to deploy sign language interpreters to its broadcasts -but is it one step too little? Nigeria ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of people with Disabilities (CRPD) as far back as 2007 and... Read More

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