Implement LI on the Disability Act-- First Lady, Daily Graphic

The First lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, has added her voice to calls to implement the Legislative Instrument on the Disability Act 715, passed five years ago.
According to Mrs Mahama, the lack of understanding by society has largely affected the efforts by the persons with disability to push their equality agenda.
However, she said, “we must not create a system of exclusion and erect barriers to their participation in the society of which they are rightfully a part”.
The First Lady was speaking at the first Speech and Prize Giving Day of the Akropong School of the Blind in the Eastern Region last Saturday.
“As society strives to ensure equality, any disadvantaged group must be heard with its own voice as well as lead in the achievement of its own freedom” she noted.
She emphasised that employers and society generally continued to remain doubtful of the potentials of the blind and other persons with disability, despite efforts to express their aspiration to participate fully in society in terms of equality with others.
The Blind
Touching on the blind, Mrs Mahama urged Ghanaians not to doubt their potentials and capabilities  but rather  facilitate their movement and easy access to premises.
She called for constructive publicity for the achievement of the blind and persons with other forms of disability.
This, she said, would  help society change its attitude and approach to the problems of persons with disability.
Appeal
The Headmistress of the school, Ms Mahela Narh,  appealed for  the students of the school to be supported to enter  the School of Law to pursue their ambition of becoming lawyers.
She disclosed that many of them had been denied entry to the School of Law.
She further urged government and corporate bodies to help renovate some of the structures in the school, particularly the teachers bungalows, which were in a deplorable state.
In addition, she appealed for grants and scholarship for the teachers  to further their education and also participate in exchange programmes outside the country to enhance their skills.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mrs Helen Adjoa Ntoso, commended the management of the school for the immense achievement and progress made over the years.
The Chief Executive Officer of UT Bank,  Prince Kofi Amoabeng, who chaired the ceremony, called on corporate bodies to invest in the underprivileged in the society.