In this regard, the ECOWAS Commission is convening a meeting to validate the key findings of the study and finalise the Regional Action Plan on Disability Inclusion in West Africa. The meeting is scheduled to hold from the 20th to 22nd April 2022 at Sandralia Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria.
The key findings of the study that will be considered at the meeting will provide evidence-based data for policymakers to utilize in mainstreaming disability issues into development policy advocacy and programming.
The meeting will bring together about fifty (50) experts from government institutions, national associations of persons with disabilities, development partners and ECOWAS Institutions. Given that a significant number of the participants in the meeting are persons with disabilities, the meeting will be organized in a venue that is disability-inclusive.
In addition, sign language interpretation will be provided and meeting documents will be made available in braille to ensure that no one is left behind.