This is to create awareness about the Discrimination against persons with disabilities( Prohibition) Act 2018. We will be publishing it in episodes as it was summarized by Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) and published by Alabaraonye Kenneth.
DO YOU KNOW THAT PART IV: SEAPORT, RAILWAY AND AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION.
- All ships and boats and the places where they park must be easy for persons with disabilities to enter and move around in.
- All railway stations, trains and everything in the trains shall be made in a way that persons with disabilities can enter and move about easily. There shall be a 5-year period of grace to make necessary corrections to seaports and railway facilities.
- All airlines in Nigeria shall: (a) Make sure that Persons with disabilities can enter and move around easily in their airplane. (b) Make sure there are good working wheelchairs to carry persons with disabilities who may need it to and from the airplane. (c) Make sure that they assist Persons with disabilities to get in and out of the airplanes safely and comfortably. (d) Persons with disabilities shall be allowed to enter first and come down last from an airplane. Any general information at the airport shall be made available for persons with disabilities to understand
