Tag: disability discrimination

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…

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Nigeria’s future continues to shrink in the lost dreams of children living with learning disabilities

There is a well-loved meme on the internet whose immortal words “Are you not ashamed of yourself? are you not embarrassed? This is really embarrassing,” could elicit laughter from you…

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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…

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Meet Oluwatobiloba Ajayi; one of the powerful voices among Nigeria’s 25 million-special needs population

There are a number of voices speaking for the rights of the Nigerian people, few of those remember to speak for people living with disabilities. That is far from the…

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Surprising: Oprah’s OWN network hit with sex discrimination lawsuit by former employee [DETAILS]

by Rachel Ogbu Oprah Winfrey's OWN network was recently sued by a former employee for an alleged sex and pregnancy discrimination. Carolyn Hommel who said after she was hired in 2010…

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