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School Accessibility Checklist Guidance – Kano State, Nigeria

Raising Hands
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People with disabilities face significant and persistent inequalities in education, which in turn limit their employment prospects and earning potential. Globally, they consistently fall behind peers without disabilities across key measures including school enrolment, completion rates, and literacy, with children with disabilities making up 15% of those out of school and being two and a half times more likely never to have attended school at all. This School Accessibility Checklist has been designed in collaboration with stakeholders from government and civil society in Kano State as part of a drive to make going to school and learning in school more accessible for girls and boys with disabilities. It builds on current Nigerian legislation including the 2018 Disability Act (Part II Accessibility of Physical Structures) and the National Standard Operating Procedures on Inclusion and Access of Persons with Disabilities to Pre-Tertiary Education, Section 2 (2024) which outlines how schools should be designed, constructed and maintained to accommodate the needs of all learners. This report was jointly delivered by members of the Social Development Direct (SDDirect) and Preston Associates for International Development in collaboration with PACE (Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement) and FCDO.

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