African indigenous knowledge and research

FE Owusu-Ansah, G Mji - African Journal of Disability, 2013 - journals.co.za
This paper seeks to heighten awareness about the need to include indigenous knowledge
in the design and implementation of research, particularly disability research, in Africa. It …

Mapping the evidence-based research on Ghana's inclusive education to policy and practices: a scoping review

MP Opoku, CS Rayner, SJ Pedersen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT For the past 15 years (2003–2018), Ghana has followed international
frameworks and taken steps to implement inclusive education. This has triggered research …

Implementing the World Report on Disability in West Africa: challenges and opportunities for Ghana

YA Tuakli-Wosornu, AJ Haig - American Journal of Physical …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Disability issues have taken a prominent role on international stages in recent years.
Beginning with the May 2005 World Health Assembly Resolution 58.23 and culminating in …

Poverty alleviation among persons with disabilities via United Nations' sustainable development goals in Ghana: Voices of stakeholders with disabilities

MP Opoku, K Swabey, D Pullen… - Sustainable …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Consistently, it has been reported that persons with disabilities face multiple challenges in
societies and thus it is important that deliberate intervention programs are initiated to …

University experiences of graduates with visual impairments in Ghana

L Odame, MP Opoku, W Nketsia… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Equitable access to quality education has been recognised as an important human right in
several international conventions. Despite the importance of education to persons with …

Exploring narratives of education: disabled young people's experiences of educational institutions in Ghana

S Gregorius - Disability & Society, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Disabled young people in many low and middle-income countries experience significant
levels of educational exclusion due to disabling social and physical environments and are …

Pursuing inclusive higher education in Egypt and beyond through the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

JE Lord, MA Stein - Social Inclusion, 2018 - ssoar.info
Inclusive higher education is elusive for students with disabilities, especially in developing
countries. The adoption and rapid ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons …

Lived transportation barriers for persons with disabilities: Contextualizing the Ghana disability law through the lenses of Giddens' theory of structuration

PK Alimo, S Agyeman, L Agen-Davis… - Journal of Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although researchers and policymakers have proposed several ideas for improving the
travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), they still face several barriers …

Causes, trends and severity of musculoskeletal injuries in Ghana

EL Torgbenu, EK Nakua, H Kyei, E Badu… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2017 - Springer
Background Musculoskeletal [MSK] injuries are common causes of long-term pain and
physical disability which affect many people worldwide. The economic and social impacts on …

[HTML][HTML] Enabling disability inclusive practices within the University of Cape Town curriculum: A case study

C Ohajunwa, J Mckenzie, T Lorenzo - African Journal of Disability, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Disability inclusion in the curricula of higher education institutions contributes to
socially responsive graduates with a capacity to address the cross-cutting issue of disability …