Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) formerly known as Amputees Rehabilitation Foundation (ARF), was established in 2002 in Lagos. The name was changed in 2007 to Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD). It was incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja as a charity organization with registration number CAC/IT/23286. The organization was founded as a result of the founder’s harrowing experiences at the hands of the rebel warlords in the war-torn Sierra Leone who tearfully amputated his two hands, thereby forcefully consigning him to physical disability.

Vision: To serve civil society organisations on disability rights and development in Africa.

Mission: To promote disability rights and development through research and documentation, advocacy and campaign, training and empowerment program, and legal aid in collaboration with state and non-state actors.

Core values are professionalism, intergrity, team spirit, respect for Human Rights and Innovation.

The objectives of the organization are:
1. To protect, promote and safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities and promote public enlightenment in civic education, human rights and public policy;

2. To initiate and implement programmes, policies and activities geared toward the promotion and enhancement of the welfare of persons with disabilities;

3. To empower or assist in empowering persons with disabilities and regularly access the impact of public policy on human rights and report on same through publications seminars, workshops and lectures;

4. To educate, sensitise, counsel and mobilize persons with disabilities in various areas critical to their survival and progress and support and advocate for respect for the rule of law and due process;

5. To monitoring the formulation and implementation of policies that impact on or are of public interest as relevant to persons with disabilities and publish reports, newsletters, journals or policy papers on same; To organize seminars, symposia, conferences on cutting edges issues and trends in socio-political and economic development as they affect persons with disabilities

CCD is strong in lobbing and advocacy, a strong voice in the promotion of an inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CCD is an equal opportunity organization with persons with disabilities constituting40% of its workforce.

CCD is founded by Mr. David O. Anyaele (a person with a disability) who is also the Executive Director of the organization, he coordinates the overall programmes of CCD and serves as the link between the Board and the Staff.

This concept is brought by the Centre for Citizens with Disability- an NGO established by a person living with disability, leading innovative projects for the disability community.

This concept- ‘Access to Justice Political Participation for PWD’ aims at the following:
(a) ensure that within the project period, relevant MDAs have a better understanding of the Disability Act/Law and commit to adopting good and accountable practices to advance the implementation including budgetary allocation. (b) The media commits to investigative journalism on disability issues that will expose every discriminatory practice including gender violence against women with disabilities. (c) The democratic governance process will be inclusive enough for the political participation of persons with disabilities in Lagos State as a model for other states. (d) accessible education and health services for PWDs in public hospitals in Lagos State.

Solution proposed is through engagement/advocacy, litigation, naming, and shaming. Through this project, CCD will engage relevant stakeholders in Lagos State to sensitize them and build their capacity where necessary on disability issues. There is a need to set precedent by engaging in a few litigation advocacies in the key areas. There will be naming and shaming of people that frustrate the process.