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24 October 2025, 4:39 pm
NUDIPU, UMWA launch 2026–2031 disability manifesto for inclusion
By Byamukama Alozious & Mosh Ddamba The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) has unveiled its 2026–2031 Disability Manifesto, outlining nine key demands to advance inclusion and equal participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in all sectors of…
10 September 2025, 12:55 pm
Youth with disabilities struggle to access education and health services
By Patrick Ssenoga Disability is not Inability Radio Programme-(Obulema Ssibutesobola)The radio programme airs every Wednesday | 🕐 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm. In this conversation, we explore the existing challenges faced by the youth with disbilities in accessing health and…
1 September 2025, 1:17 pm
Every voice matters in the classroom, supporting hard of hearing learners
By Ssenoga Patrick Programme: Disability is Not Inability (Obulema Ssi Butesobola)The radio talk show airs every Wednesday | 🕐 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm. In this edition, we discussed the shortage of teachers for learners with special needs in schools…
3 July 2025, 12:47 pm
NUDIPU urges government to fund child disability benefit without delay
By Mosh Ddamba The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in partnership with the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), has urgently called upon the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Finance to allocate a supplementary budget for…
2 July 2025, 3:22 pm
Navigating disability and vitiligo with strength and visibility
By Regina Nassanga Meet Penina Katushabe, a voice of strength and hope. Penina is a proud woman living with Vitiligo, a skin condition that affects skin pigmentation. She’s not just living with it, she is leading with it. As the Chief Mobiliser and Co-Founder of…
23 June 2025, 11:25 am
Menstrual hygiene management for girls with disabilities
By Ssenoga Patrick Disability is Not Inability on Mama FM! Last week, we discussed the crucial role parents and guardians play in supporting young girls with disabilities to manage their menstruation with dignity. Listen to the radio programme here. Disability…
4 June 2025, 7:07 pm
NUDIPU decries electoral fraud by impostors
By Annet Nakato The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in collaboration with the East Africa Centre for Disability Law and Policy (CDLP) and the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), has raised concern over a growing trend of…
4 June 2025, 5:02 pm
Challenging cultural myths around girls and women with clubfoot
By Ssenoga Patrick Tune in to Mama FM’s “Disability Is Not Inability” Radio Program. Join us every Wednesday from 1:15–3:00 PM as we dive into powerful stories and tackle stigma. In this episode we create awareness about Clubfoot, we unpack…
22 April 2025, 3:00 pm
Two hearts, one struggle: The life of a disabled child and his grandmother
By Robinah Nanfuka Listen to the Children’s Radio Programme featuring the powerful story of Paskaziya Nalukwago, a 70-year-old grandmother from Luwero district. She is raising her 3-year-old grandson, who was abandoned by both parents and lives with a disability—just as…
30 March 2025, 2:31 pm
Profile of a father raising a child with disability
By Robinah Nanfuka In this episode of the Children talks show radio program, we host a father, Mr Lubega Jude and he shares his experience of raising a child with disability independently in the community. The Children’s program airs every…