The College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Vermont, USA, has appointed Dr. Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie as its new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), effective September…
The Chief Executive of the Mental Health Authority of Ghana, Prof. Augustina Pinaman Appau, has issued a call for individuals with mental health conditions who experience abuse to report the…
Sightsavers Ghana convened a two-day review meeting with implementing partners of its pilot Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Programme. Held in Accra on August 13 and 14, the meeting…
The Ghana Disability Forum, a disability rights advocacy group, is preparing to file a lawsuit against the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) for allegedly discriminating against a…
The Butterfly Ghana Foundation, in collaboration with the Anlo Special School, recently organised a seminar for parents and teachers of children with disabilities in the Keta Municipality. The event, supported…
The chairman of the National Council on Persons with Disability, Yaw Ofori-Debrah, is appealing to President Akufo-Addo to expedite the passage of the Persons with Disability Bill 2024 by placing…
On Saturday, July 27, 2024, Dr. Augustina Naami, Head of the Department of Social Work at the University of Ghana, joined her students in a vibrant street campaign aimed at…
On Monday, July 29, 2024, Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament, Right Honourable Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, officially inaugurated the Parliamentary Caucus on Disability. This milestone marks the culmination of years…
Dr. Augustina Naami, Head of the Department of Social Work at the University of Ghana, has issued a call to the Ghanaian disability community to safeguard the legacy of Ghana…
The four-year Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme), a disability rights advocacy initiative with a particular focus on mental health conditions, is set to conclude in September 2024. The programme,…