Nigeria

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In January 2019 Nigeria’s President signed into law the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018. Disability rights groups and activists in Nigeria had fought for the bill for almost a decade. Read Nigeria’s disability discrimination act in word format or in accessile PDF format Read the media story titled Nigeria Passes Disability Rights… Read more… Nigeria

Kenya

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In May 2022 Kenya published its first digital accessibility standards. Announced at the Inclusive Africa conference in late May, the news was reported as follows: The  Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) in partnership with inABLE has launched the first-ever Inclusivity ICT Standards in Africa at the Inclusive Africa Conference. The new standard, gazetted on 13th May 2022… Read more… Kenya