Disability inclusive elections in Africa: a systematic review of published and unpublished literature

B Virendrakumar, E Jolley, E Badu, E Schmidt - Disability & Society, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
underscores the equal right of persons with disabilities to participate in political life …

Access barriers to health care among people with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

E Badu, P Agyei-Baffour, MP Opoku - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - cjds.uwaterloo.ca
Health care is a human right yet access barriers to health care remain one of the major
challenges among people with disabilities. One of the several reasons accounting for this is …

Campus shuttle experience and mobility concerns among students with disability in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana

PK Odame, A Abane… - Geo: Geography and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although Ghana's Persons with Disability Act 715 calls for the provision of an accessible
environment, attention paid to the mobility needs of persons with disability has focused on …

“There is something like a barrier”: Disability stigma, structural discrimination and middle-class persons with disability in Ghana

J Ocran - Cogent Social Sciences, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Discrimination against persons with disability is not just a relational phenomenon. It has a
structural dimension that is equally oppressive. Structural discrimination can occur even in …

Attitudes of health service providers: The perspective of people with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

E Badu, MP Opoku, SCY Appiah - African journal of disability, 2016 - journals.co.za
Introduction: Awareness of disability issues has gained considerable interest by advocacy
groups in recent years. However, it is uncertain whether attitudes and perceptions of all …

The accessibility of health services to young deaf adolescents in Ghana

EA Senayah, WK Mprah, MP Opoku… - … Journal of Health …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Quality health care is a fundamental human right, which is enshrined in several international
and domestic legislative instruments. In the Ghanaian context, there are reports that adults …

Financial access to healthcare among persons with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

E Badu, MP Opoku, SCY Appiah, E Agyei-Okyere - 2015 - figshare.utas.edu.au
Purpose: According to the World Health Organisation, 10% to 15% of the population of every
developing country lives with disability. This amounts to about 2.4-3.6 million Ghanaians …

“Am i disabled?”: disability and identity management among middle-class persons with disability in Ghana

J Ocran - Cogent Psychology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Persons with disability experience actual manifestations of stigma (enacted stigma) and
imagined or anticipated responses of people to their impairments (felt stigma). These …

Employment status and educational attainment among disabled Ghanaians

C Afoakwah, F Dauda - 2016 - econstor.eu
People with disabilities in Ghana and other developing economies are discriminated against
in many fundamental elements of human empowerment such as education and …

Impact of Sars-Cov-2 on access to healthcare by person with disabilities

NN Botha, FS Atsu, EW Ansah… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The Sars-Cov-2 pandemic has ravaged societies at their very core and deepened pre-
existing inequalities. Meanwhile, persons with disabilities (PwDs), the most oppressed …