Building a Digital Economy That Leaves No One Behind… DBI, GIZ target Persons with Disabilities(PWD)
Frank Richard
Jun 26, 2026
As Nigeria accelerates its digital transformation journey, millions of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) continue to face significant barriers in accessing digital services, education, employment opportunities, financial platforms, and government services.
To address this challenge, the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), in partnership with the GIZ Digital Transformation Centre (GIZ-DTC) Nigeria and the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), is implementing the “Needs Assessment and Guidelines for Digital Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria.”
This landmark initiative seeks to generate Nigeria’s first comprehensive national dataset on digital inclusion for PWDs while developing practical tools, guidelines, and a strategic roadmap to ensure greater participation of persons with disabilities in the country’s digital innovation ecosystem.
Through extensive stakeholder engagements, field surveys, accessibility audits, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews across Lagos, Kano, Rivers, Abia, Edo, Enugu, and the FCT, the project will provide evidence-based recommendations for strengthening digital accessibility and inclusion nationwide.
More importantly, the project is guided by a simple but powerful principle: Persons with Disabilities must not be passive beneficiaries of digital transformation—they must be active participants, co-creators, and beneficiaries of it.
Expected outcomes include:
✅ A National Digital Inclusion Guide for Persons with Disabilities
✅ A Digital Inclusion Roadmap for Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem
✅ Accessibility Scorecards for major public and private digital platforms
✅ A centralized national disability-inclusive dataset to support policy formulation and implementation
By strengthening collaboration among government institutions, the private sector, development partners, civil society, and disability advocacy groups, this initiative aims to advance a more accessible, equitable, and inclusive digital future for all Nigerians.
Together, we can transform digital innovation into a tool for inclusion, empowerment, and opportunity.
