The Media Rights Agenda announced on Wednesday that following persistent attacks on its website, which had rendered it inactive for several months, it had unveiled a new platform with enhanced security features, while also addressing accessibility issues for disadvantaged groups to ensure Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
In a statement issued in Lagos, MRA’s Communication Officer, Idowu Adewale, said the new platform “offers a faster, easy to navigate, user-friendly experience as well as search engine optimization, which also enhances the visibility, and therefore, accessibility of the website to internet users in search of information online that is relevant to our work.”
According to Adewale, developed with support from the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, the website (https://mediarightsagenda.org
He explained that the new website now includes DEI features informed by the need to ensure full accessibility of the website to disadvantaged groups and individuals, including persons with speech, sight or hearing challenges, consistent with MRA’s status as an equal opportunities organization committed to promoting and defending freedom of expression, media freedom and access to information, both online and offline, irrespective of disability, gender, colour, ethnicity or orientation.
Adewale noted that the development of the website was guided by the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and stressed that all its contents, plugins and codes are compliant with W3C standards, which makes it accessible to everybody, including people with disabilities.
He pledged that MRA would continue to use the platform, with its interactive features, to track and report on freedom of expression, media development, media freedom, access to information, digital rights and internet freedom issues in line with its mandate.