TQM report,
Accountability Lab Nigeria on Monday in Abuja built the capacity of young artistes on disability inclusion and inclusion of other marginalized groups.
It was part of their two-day Voice Inclusion training designed to develop capacity of the young artistes to create mind-blowing music that will promote an inclusive social change.
Agbo Chris Obiora, The Executive Director, The Qualitative Magazine (TQM), a seasoned disability rights advocate took the participants on amplifying disability rights in Nigeria; where the participants were able to understand the concept of disability, the models, sections of Disability against Persons with disabilities Prohibition Act 2018, and ways they can use music to promote inclusion and how their message to be crafted so that it can make impact.
Grace Jerry, the Executive Director of Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), renowned disability advocate especially in access to electoral system, got the participants to understand disability inclusion more and inclusion of other marginalized groups. She engaged them during her group work to write songs using their understanding about disability inclusion and what they came up with were amazing. She advised them to develop on what they have done, enter to the studio and ensure they release these songs that would promote inclusion.
The two facilitators also took the participants on the use of the right terminologies or international acceptable terminologies for disability and ensure that the content they put out meets international standard.
The facilitators offered to assist in proofreading any of their songs focusing on disability inclusion to ensure that they will meet global standard.
The participants were elated by knowing about the existence of disability act after two years that it was signed. They stressed on the issue of inadequate awareness creation of the act, they promised to add their voices to the campaign using music and dropping comments about the act on their social media handles.
