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Disability Lens Disability Lens is an advocacy page that
seeks to engage the world on matters
arising from disability.

It's direction
takes the form of education on disability
and motivation to live 'able' lives.

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†..... (3/3/26) "๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด : ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ"This year's theme is a ...
03/04/2026

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†..... (3/3/26)

"๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด : ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ"

This year's theme is a call to duty for all, reminding us that ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป. Rather, they are ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€ whose development relies on meaningful communication. However, the world, communities, and schools aren't creating an enabling environment for children to hear, in order to make meaning out of what life wants to teach them.

Now come to think of that child/children:
1. Whose mother tongue is sign language

2. Whose feedback can be misunderstood because they speak differently

3. Whose emotions are signed

4. Whose privacy services needs a sign language interpreter

5. Whose education is dependedDisability News GHeNational Council on DisabilitypSpecial OlympicsDisability News Africa Crystal Asige.Ability FoundationwGhana Education ServiceGhana Federation of Disability Organisations - GFDGhana National Association of the Deaf - GNADtion Service Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations - GFD Ghana National Association of the Deaf - GNAD

๐—œ๐—ง'๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜... From all Wheelchair Users, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ. We want to be free to:  1. Own a functional wheelchair...
03/02/2026

๐—œ๐—ง'๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜...
From all Wheelchair Users, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ.

We want to be free to:
1. Own a functional wheelchair

2. Move forward not be stuck due to barriers

3. Show up not sweating because of inaccessibility architecture

4. Speak up because our energy has been preserved from crawling

5. Attend program without a later or an afterthought provision( of a chair ๐Ÿช‘) because you were never included

....... Let's continue to add on to the list in the comment section to ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ.

Crystal Asige
Deborah Chilinda

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๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—กDear Sir/MadamREQUEST FOR A LAPTOP SUPPORT     I am writi...
01/21/2026

๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

Dear Sir/Madam

REQUEST FOR A LAPTOP SUPPORT
I am writing to respectfully ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ(3) ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ who completed Ghana National College, Cape Coast and gained admission to 3 universities respectively University of Ghana, University of Education and University of Cape Coast.

As a teacher, I have observed that access to digital tools is becoming increasingly essential for effective teaching and learning. Unfortunately, many of my ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ:

1. Participate fully in research,
2. Undertake their assignments
3. Do their online learning activities, and 4. The development of essential digital skills.

I would be very grateful if your institution could consider assisting us with laptops or any related support. I am happy to provide any additional information or document required
to support this request.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration, I look forward to your positive response.

Contact Details for Further Engagement
Email : [email protected]
Phone : +233542436319

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๐—œ๐——๐—ฃ๐——'๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ: ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€Today serves as a reminder to society that disability doesn't discriminate, and it...
12/03/2025

๐—œ๐——๐—ฃ๐——'๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ: ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€

Today serves as a reminder to society that disability doesn't discriminate, and it's often society that fails to see the abilities of individuals with special needs. We're all reminded that "๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ in the ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด," emphasizing the importance of building a positive consciousness around disability. This awareness is crucial for achieving social progression.

As a society, we must recognize the need to create an inclusive environment that supports individuals with disabilities. This includes:

- Families
- Schools
- Workplaces
- Churches
- Communities

Let's build a society that sees beyond disabilities and empowers individuals to thrive

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๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—ก๐—— ๐—˜๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—š๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—š๐—˜It was an eye saw at the just ended maiden "๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜†...
11/03/2025

๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—ก๐—— ๐—˜๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—š๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—” ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—š๐—˜

It was an eye saw at the just ended maiden "๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€" program 2025. Talk of the energyโšก, numbers, Speakers, Speeches and most importantly Disability Lens presence , and the lasting impact.

Two special guests who joined us for this occasion were: Augustina Kpordzro and Carruthers Tetteh Esq. Respectively, ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ'๐˜€ story inspired the students stressing on her resilience, determination and perseverance over the past decade. And Mr. ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—พ. who is the first VIP Lawyer and Law Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast and an Amy Awardee added his voice, and importantly his story from disability to celebrated success.

As part of Disability Lens participation in this maiden program, presented:

1. A painting (artwork) that simplified our Clarion call for digital inclusion for Persons with Disabilities across the country in our schools, workplaces, homes and communities.

2. A white cane to a confident VIP who didn't own a person whitecane as a basic tool for his inclusion.

3. Nine 9โƒฃ Disability Lens branded draw string bags to the 9 VIPs who received the laptops.

Our Founder made a powerful presentation on : ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ.

During his presentation, he asked both students and guest present some thought provoking questions which helped set the tone for the conversation. So let share our thoughts in the comments:
โœ๐ŸปWhat does mentorship mean to you?

โœ๐ŸปWhat is your testimony about mentorship?

โœ๐ŸปHow has mentorship evolved over time, and what challenges need to be addressed?

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๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ข๐—ข๐——: ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ.From the urban to the rural, the concept of 'good' has a universal mean...
10/07/2025

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ข๐—ข๐——: ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ.

From the urban to the rural, the concept of 'good' has a universal meaning, and people (whether adults or children) respond to it with the same emotions. That was the feeling of the pupils of Fort Amsterdam MA School at Ankaful in the Central Region when Disability Lens partnered with of Hope to support the children with educational materials for a brighter tomorrow.

Worth mentioning was how the Founder and his Representative strategically donated branded drawstring bags to the Class 3 pupils.

๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—”๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐Ÿฏ?
We chose Class 3, like Class 6, Junior High 3, and Senior High 3, because these levels are transitional classes. These are classes that mark a significant transition in a student's educational journey, often characterized by:
๐Ÿ‘‰A shift in curriculum complexity and depth

๐Ÿ‘‰Increased emphasis on foundational skills and knowledge

๐Ÿ‘‰Preparation for more advanced levels of education

๐Ÿ‘‰Development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills

๐Ÿ‘‰Enhanced student autonomy and responsibility

According to UNESCO, "1 in 5 children worldwide will not complete primary school, and 617 million youth lack basic mathematics and literacy skills." Initiatives like ours aim to bridge this gap and support students in their educational journey.

By supporting students in transitional classes, we can empower them to succeed in their future endeavors.

Crystal Asige




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๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ. ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ, ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐˜ ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.As an organization, we don't...
10/05/2025

๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ.
๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ, ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐˜ ๐—” ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

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 ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜บ. 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 ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด

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

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.NGOs are not saviors, all-knowing, nor do they have all i...
09/30/2025

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

NGOs are not saviors, all-knowing, nor do they have all it takes to roll out projects or interventions by themselves. Instead, we work with partners, philanthropists, and most importantly, stakeholders who help give life to the African proverb:

"๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ. ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ."

On this premise, I wish to acknowledge the following stakeholders who made it possible for us at Disability Lens to partner with ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ to make an impact (inclusive reading) where it is needed:

๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฎ ๐—ข๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—œ - ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ (๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข)

๐— ๐˜€. ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ต - ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ (๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข)

๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—š๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚ - ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€ of the (10) ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด

To conclude, I wish to call on NGOs and development entities to recognize and walk their journeys with the relevant partners and stakeholders. Why? Because they have:

โœ๏ธ๐—”uthority you can ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป
โœ๏ธ๐—”ccess you need to ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜
โœ๏ธ๐—˜xpertise that ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
โœ๏ธ๐—œnterest that ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
โœ๏ธ๐—ฅesources that ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜

Let's work together to create lasting impact! Share your thoughts in the comments.




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๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€/๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€As we celebrate literacy and inclusive...
09/28/2025

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€/๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€

As we celebrate literacy and inclusive education, Disability Lens reaffirms our commitment to promoting reading practices that cater to diverse learning needs. Inclusive reading isn't just about decoding words; it's about understanding, interpreting, and applying meaning by all( not by a privilege few or supposedly normal group).

At Disability Lens, we believe every child deserves access to reading materials and strategies tailored to their unique learning style/ability. Our work focuses on advocating for:
๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Tailoring teaching methods to meet individual needs. This helps teachers meet the learning needs of learners given their abilities and styles(visuals, auditory or tactile)

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜†: Leveraging technology to enhance reading experiences. This stresses the need for the use of technology that assist PWDs learn without too much hinderance. For example: Braille sheets, tactile sheets, recorders, hearing aids etc

๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€: Ensuring reading materials are usable by everyone regardless of their state of ability.

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ช๐——๐˜€: The policies we know of, how well have they been practicalize or operationalize for the benefit and use of the PWDs.

Our recent Inclusive Reading Festival in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira, Central Region, Ghana, showcased the impact of inclusive reading practices. We trained 30 teachers on differentiated teaching methods, empowering them to support students with disabilities.

Let's work together to create inclusive learning environments ....... In the ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

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๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜†.As an organization, we recognize that we can't do it alone. As a result, ...
09/27/2025

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜†.

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).

๐—” ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐Ÿ‘‡
A total of thirty (30) teachers from the participating schools received training from the Disability Lens team on:
๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด) ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ.

Special appreciation to:
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—”๐—ฏ?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

09/25/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ: ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ.

At our just ended Inclusive Reading Festival at Hemang in the Central Region of Ghana๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ.

Our rep and seasoned Educationist, Madam ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚ ๐—š๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ rehashed the need for to be an everyday behavior/culture of all ( from parents to teachers, social workers, policymakers and the entire community) so that in the end no one is left behind because of their state of ability which is no fault of theirs.




Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations - GFD Special Olympics Mandela Washington Fellows Association of Ghana Ability Foundation AccessAbility First Foundation: West Texas Disability News Africa Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa National Council on Disability Disability News GH Ministry of Health, Ghana Ghana National Association of the Deaf - GNAD My journey with Autism

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