L-R: Mrs. Modinat Tijani, Project's Technical Consultant, Mrs. Rose Mordi, National President of the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria (DSFN), and Mr. Afolabi Fajemilo, Executive Director, Festus Fajemilo Foundation (FFF), during a recent press conference in Lagos organised by DSFN AND FFF to mark the conclusion of a statewide accessibility advocacy project carried out across the nine disability clusters under the umbrella of the Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) in Lagos State on theme- Advocacy on compliance by public facilities on disability accountability in Lagos State.
Disability rights organisations have accused the Lagos State Government and owners of public facilities of failing to enforce accessibility laws.
The groups also said that thousands of persons with disabilities remain shut out of essential services despite legal provisions guaranteeing equal access.
The groups, under the auspices of the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria and the Festus Fajemilo Foundation, raised concerns during a press conference held on Monday to mark the end of a statewide accessibility advocacy project implemented across the nine disability clusters of the Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities in Lagos State.
