Fresh trauma arrives with every election season in Tanzania for 42-year-old Mariam Staford. For most, the fiesta-like rallies and songs, along with the campaign messages, signal a chance for people to make their voice heard. But for those with albinism, they bring terror.
Advocates for persons with disabilities have called for urgent measures to make Ghana’s Disability Act implementable. The law passed nearly two decades has attracted scorn and widespread non-compliance by government officials, public institutions and facilities across the country. Speaking at the annual John
Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness in Ghana, with 165,000 Ghanaians currently blind due to the condition. This represents more than half of the 250,000 total blind population in the country. Each year, new cases of blindness caused by cataract amount to
Mr Kofi Vinyo, a physically challenged agro-processor has donated 30 bags of corn grits to inmates at the Sunyani Central Prisons. Describing prisons as a ‘great house’ he said anybody could end up in prison, adding that “It’s not anybody who is in
Judith Adobea, a 30-year-old woman whose dream was to become a nurse, has faced unexpected challenges after being paralyzed in infancy. She was born in Akyem Takrowase in the Eastern Region of Ghana as the eldest of four siblings. Despite her circumstances, she
Persons living with disabilities in Ghana continue to face discrimination. Although Ghana passed the Disability Law, Act 715, in 2006, which aimed at ending discrimination against people with disabilities, the act has not made any progress or caused positive changes in their lives.
Like other developing countries, individuals with disabilities in Ghana encounter various forms of discrimination and are often perceived as a burden in society. Odarley Lamptey, a 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager with speech impairment who has dropped out of school due to her condition has