The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Alhaji Abdulrauf Olarewaju Iliasu, a suspected fraudster on the Wanted List of a sister anti-corruption agency, Economic and…
Lance Corporal Simon Ekpeagba Agbeko is a Police officer with the Accra Regional Police Command. He is an officer who has devoted himself and donates pair of crutches to the…
The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) has cautioned the public against giving alms to the hearing impaired as a measure to keep them off the streets. Mr Mathew…
Google says it has made it possible for a smartphone to interpret and “read aloud” sign language. The tech firm has not made an app of its own but has…
JONAPWD Anambra state chapter under the leadership of Comr. Ugochukwu Okeke witnessed another free, fair and credible election in Onitsha North LGA Chapter on Friday 23rd, August, 2019 in the…
The Year of Return celebrations could not have come at a better time for pupils of Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern Region, Ghana especially at a time…
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Total Inclusion: Deaf man wants Gov. Inuwa to emulate Yobe and Borno States on inclusive policies
Enjoin govt to adopt social model rather than charity model. A deaf man, Yusuf Kumo, a graduate of political science, an advocate of inclusion and pioneer president, Gombe State Deaf…
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Amputee World Cup winner visits Ghana Paralympic Committee
Former England three-time amputee football World Cup winner Mr. Steve Johnson has paid a courtesy visit to the President of the National Paralympic Committee of Ghana Mr. Samson Deen, aimed…
South Korea’s Lee Duck-hee has become the first deaf player to win a match in the main draw of a tournament on the ATP Tour. The 21-year-old, who is ranked…
Abiodun Nejo, Ado Elite No fewer than 50 destitute and people with mental health conditions were on Wednesday evening removed from the streets of Ado Ekiti and Ikere Ekiti in…
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has urged government to show more commitment towards inclusive education and make it suitable for the country. The GFD at the end of…
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House of Representatives considers a bill to reserve 20 per cent job slots for Nigerians with disabilities.
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives is considering a bill to make the Federal Government’s ministries, departments and agencies to reserve 20 per cent of job slots for physically-challenged…
A family of four visually impaired persons have defied all odds to enter into agriculture at Assin Lartteh in the Assin North District of the Central Region to fulfil the…
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Persons with disabilities laud Gov. Mai Mala Buni as he shares sallah packages to Pwds in Yobe State.
Persons with disabilities in Yobe State have lauded His Excellency, Gov. Mai Mala Buni, for his kind gestures as he shares sallah packages among special people to mark the Eid…
By Sally Weale Education correspondent Campaigners say children face ‘lifetime of being left behind’ amid cuts to support services Deaf pupils in England are struggling “at every stage of their…