konknaijaboy | On 12, Mar 2013

Lagos Civil Society Disability Policy Partnership, LCSDPP

with the kind support of the

Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC,

is convening the first Telecoms conference on “Making Telecom Services accessible to persons with Disability’

Venue Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja

Time          10.00am

Date            Thursday March 14, 2013

Target Audience
Telecoms Service Providers and regulators

Objective
To arouse the understanding of telecommunication operators and other players to take responsibilities towards the implementation of the principles United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities (UNCRPD) and provisions of the Lagos State Special People’s Law which provides accessibility for People with Disabilities (PWDS) in telecoms service delivery.

Keynote Address
Dr Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC

Forum Moderator
Engr. Titi Omo-Ettu

Key Presentations:
1. Strategies for making Telecoms services accessible to persons with Disabilities
by Opeolu Akinola, Assistive Technology Consultant
2. Relevance of disability legislative and policy frameworks to the telecoms industry
by Adebayo Adebukola, Executive Secretary of LCSDPP

For enquiries
Akinola Emmanuella,
Assistant Secretary,
LCSDPP
ellaakin@gmail.com, 2348027252709