Disability rights laws promise inclusion, but lived experiences tell a different story. In this episode of CIVICUS Voices, we explore the fight for disability justice in India and Nigeria, where activists are challenging exclusion, stigma, and broken promises. Despite progressive laws, people with disabilities continue to face inaccessible infrastructure, digital divides, and systemic discrimination. How are disabled activists mobilising in hostile environments? What does dissent look like when public spaces and digital platforms remain out of reach? And why must lived experience be at the heart of disability rights movements?

Guests

• Arman Ali, Executive Director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), India
• Oluwabukolami Omolara Badmus (Bukola), Disability Rights Activist, Disability Justice Project Fellow, and Feminist, Nigeria

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