Disability Lens

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺.
𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘁 𝗔 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲.

As an organization, we don't underestimate the significance of teachers' roles and the lasting impact they can have on their students' lives. At Ankaful in the Central Region, our Founder Daniel Akibe Amoah engaged the staff(10+) of Fort Amsterdam MA Basic School on 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘺. The interaction revealed how teachers are in readiness to support the call for inclusion in their classrooms.

We call on local leaders, Ghana Education Service, and NGOs/CBOs to aid their efforts through:

1. Policy education
2. Logistics support
3. Inclusive pedagogical 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴

Let's us remindered that Teachers are para-parents/professionals to our children in the classrooms. Therefore the need for our support.

Deborah Chilinda
Crystal Asige





Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations - GFD Ability Foundation Special Olympics Mandela Washington Fellows Association of Ghana Disability News Africa Disability News GH National Council on Disability Ghana Education Service AccessAbility First Foundation: West Texas

𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆.

As an organization, we recognize that we can't do it alone. As a result, we partner with others, raise awareness, and importantly, we share knowledge as a way to remind key stakeholders of our collective mission. In our recent celebration of International Literacy Day, we partnered with The Reading Factory to organize an Inclusive Reading Festival in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira of the Central Region of Ghana, where ten (10) schools participated (bringing together 100 participants, 30 of whom were Persons with Disabilities).

𝗔 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁👇
A total of thirty (30) teachers from the participating schools received training from the Disability Lens team on:
𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴) 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮.

Special appreciation to:
𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗯?Detroit Disability Power?Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations - GFDsMandela Washington Fellows Association of GhanaAbility FoundationiSpecial Olympics Disability News GHyAccessAbility First Foundation: West Texas wDisability News Africa National Council on Disability Ghana National Association of the Deaf - GNADnGhana Education ServiceeInvisible Disabilities AssociationcRacheal Aryee NaaGhoundation: West Texas Disability News Africa National Council on Disability Ghana National Association of the Deaf - GNAD Ghana Education Service Invisible Disabilities Association Racheal Aryee NaaGh