From charity to rights:’We have rights, we are not asking for favours’
For the project team, the message is clear: accessibility should no longer be measured by the existence of a ramp or an elevator, but by whether every Nigerian—regardless of disability—can enter, move through and use public spaces safely, independently and with dignity.
The catalyst Recently, the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria, DSFN and the Festus Fajemilo Foundation FFF, in collaboration with disability clusters under the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), launched an accessibility advocacy campaign demanding compliance with laws guaranteeing access to public facilities.” The project concluded its pilot phase with what organisers described as a national first: structured, legally grounded accessibility compliance audits of public-facing corporate facilities conducted by trained representatives of eight disability clusters.
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