Persons with Disability Launch Transformative Strategic Plans;
Persons with Disability Launch Transformative Strategic Plans;
Persons with Disability Launch Transformative Strategic Plans;
Globally an estimated 1.3 billion people live with some form of disability today. Ghana is not left behind as persons with disabilities make up nearly 10 per cent of the population. Facing discrimination and lack of opportunity,
A lot of Ghanaians with disabilities are systematically excluded from access to services and places, legal aid, healthcare and more. Often, these disparities are sharper in rural settings with a greater lack of infrastructure, investments and institutional support, this has led to launch of disability strategic plan in Accra on 6 November at the conference room of Ghana s shippers Authority .The theme at the launch tagged “Empowering persons with disability through entrepreneurship, withness vatious stateholders present like opportunity care international savings and loans limited ,as well as Ignite business innovations, who have supported the care of disabilities in Ghana according to the organizers and they were reward with citations .
In his address during the strategic plan , the Ghana persons with disability enterpreneuship and business association (GH-PWDs EBA) led by its president Richard Offei emphasized that, “the extent of inequalities experienced by persons with disabilities in all areas of development is often the result of shortcomings in the structural, social, political and cultural environments in which they reside, including lack of accessibility of physical and virtual environments; institutional and attitudinal barriers; exclusion; and unequal opportunities.”
Mr.Offei highlighted the negligence and support disability-inclusive development face in the country and call on government to come out and supports PWDs.
He expressed deep concern over the s’ failure to implement Ghanas disability Acr 2006 Act 715 provisions of care in Ghana for persons with disability and that ACT alone is crucial for safeguarding the rights and dignity of disabled individuals in Ghana.
“The prolonged disregard for the law is not just negligence but a deliberate neglect of the rights of disabled citizens,” Offei stated.
He urged the the central government to take swift and decisive action to address the issue, warning that continued non-compliance would further marginalise disabled persons.
Offei further emphasised that the failure to enforce the Act exacerbates discrimination and stigmatization faced by disabled persons in Ghana, stating, “This neglect is not just a bureaucratic oversight but a serious injustice that perpetuates inequality and stifles national development.”
He concluded by advocating for immediate action from both the government and private sectors to rectify the situation and fully respect the rights of disabled individuals.
Source Fada Amakye
