Mrs. Vivian Ama Aubyn, Disability Advocate, has called for Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) to be incorporated into the Basic Education curriculum to help strengthen socialization and belongingness among the deaf population. She indicated that the absence of of sign language in the curriculum was a major factor in the increased…
Disability Champions have called for the sign language studies to be inculcated in the basic education curriculum to help better socialization and belongings among the deaf population. They indicated that the absence of of sign language in the curriculum a major factor in the increased stigmatisation, marginalisation, and linguistic discrimination…
Mr Albert Asmah, a member of the Ghana Federation of Persons with Disability Associations (GFPD) has appealed to the public to ensure environmentally friendly systems to help Persons with Disabilities to fully participate in the country’s developmental agenda. He said there was the need for a paradigm shift in reforms…
Agencies responsible for the welfare and safety of Persons with Disability (PWDs) and Persons with Mental Health Conditions have been asked to lead the advocacy for change in the negative attitudes towards PWDs. PsyKforum, a non-profit organisation promoting psychosocial and mental wellbeing to PDWs and Persons with Mental Health Conditions…
Mrs Vivian Ama Aubyn, a mental rights advocate, has urged journalists to promote positive words of description when reporting on Persons with Disability (PWDs) and Persons with Mental Health Conditions (PMHCs). “This is a step towards changing the narrative of derogation, stigmatisation and discrimination against PWDs and PMHCs,” Mrs Aubyn,…