There are reportedly over 27 million Nigerians living with some form of disability. The Discrimination Against Person with Disability (Prohibition) Act was accented after years of relentless advocacy by disability rights groups and activists in 2018. Yet reports from the disability community indicate that the law has neither significantly improved the real ‘protection’ for person with disabilities nor has it reduced the social, political, and economic exclusion they suffer. People with disabilities are still often discriminated against across the country.
UP with IRETI aims to rekindle hope for disability inclusion in Nigeria by advancing and protecting the rights and democratic dividends of people with disabilities through strategic intervention programs that improve dialogue with the disability community, while laying emphasis on the interconnectedness of the SDGs and the CRPD as a pivotal policy action platform for promoting the full social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities.