The National Assessment and Resource Centre in Ghana, a place where children with special educational needs are assessed for appropriate placement into school, needs urgent attention from government. Mr Anthony Boateng, Director of the Special Education Division of the Ghana Education Service has called for expedite action to complete a new building for the Centre. […]
Ghana: children with cerebral palsy must be supported in education
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 […]
Ghana: children with disabilities to benefit from mobility devices
Mr Benjamin Amewornu, an industrial designer, passionate about independent mobility of children and youth with disabilities in Ghana, has started a project to manufacture mobility devices to support them. Mafanam Foundation, a non-profit organisation registered in Ghana in 2016 does not only give-out mobility devices, but ensures that they are designed for appropriate fitting, seating […]
Ghana’s disability act: serious gaps
The Ghana Federation of the Disabled has expressed serious concerns on the fact that the country’s Disability Act has no provisions for children and women with a disability, humanitarian services and political participation among a host of other aps. The Federation has therefore called on Ghana’s government to expedite action on a review of the Persons […]
Parent group bemoans health care for children with CP in Ghana
A Cerebral Palsy (CP) parent support group in Ghana has expressed worrying concerns about the health care delivery system in Ghana. The parents sharing experiences at an introductory meeting said they felt very frustrated with health care in Ghana and urged to government to do something to rectify the situation urgently. Mrs Eugenia Tevie, a […]