GESI Series Spotlights Nigeria’s Disability Act

The MacArthur Foundation’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Speaker Series shone a spotlight on Nigeria’s Disability Act, bringing advocates, lawmakers, and community leaders together. Participants reviewed achievements since the Act’s passage and highlighted enforcement gaps affecting access to jobs, education, and public services. Speakers emphasized the need for funding, accessible infrastructure, and monitoring frameworks to hold institutions accountable. The forum urged inclusive policymaking and stronger collaboration between government and disabled persons’ organizations to translate rights on paper into lived realities across the country.