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Ghana: new inclusive education centre for children with cerebral palsy

13th August 2017 by Hannah Awadzi

Ellen Affam-Dadzie, the mother of a seven year old girl with cerebral palsy has set up an inclusive education centre to enable the parents of children with cerebral palsy to work and earn an income. The Centre called “With God cerebral palsy Ghana” will offer free physiotherapy services and quality care for children with cerebral […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, Inclusive Education

Ghana education service told children with cerebral palsy must be admitted in schools

27th August 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Ms Gloria Gyamea, a Physiotherapist at the Orthopedic Training Centre (OTC), Nsawam, has called on the Ghana Education Service to urgently ensure that children with cerebral palsy are admitted into mainstream schools She said: “As a physiotherapist, the first recommendation I make to parents is to tell them to send their children to mainstream school, […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, Inclusive Education

Ghana: children with cerebral palsy must be supported in education

2nd June 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Pencils in round shape

Ghana: Mrs Trudy Segbefia, Special Education Coordinator in the Akuapem North Municipal Office, recently reiterated the need for special education needs teachers in mainstream schools to support children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). She said: “We have special schools for all disability groups, but none for children with CP, we have schools for the blind, deaf and […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Ghana, Inclusive Education, Special Needs Education

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