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Disability

Disability. Vision: For persons with disabilities to enjoy their fundamental rights and freedoms, and live as active and equal members of society.

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Disability

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  1. Disability

  2. Vision: For persons with disabilities to enjoy their fundamental rights and freedoms, and live as active and equal members of society. Mission: Coordinating efforts across Ghana’s Northern Region to ensure persons with disabilities live in dignity, with equal access to rights and opportunities as full members of society. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  3. What do we mean by ‘disability’? NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  4. What do you think causes disability? NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  5. Disability Disability is any condition that creates barriers to a person’s function in society and daily life. It includes anyone with a physical, mental or sensory impairment which gives rise to physical, cultural or social barriers and limits their activities. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  6. Disability affects 1 in 8 people across the world • We want to break down the ideas and barriers preventing persons with disabilities from being a part of society. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  7. Physical Disabilities • Physical disability refers to any impairment that affects a person’s movement. From paralysis or loss of limbs to difficulty moving arts of the body. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  8. Physical disability can be caused by many different situations. • However this does not mean inability, and many persons with disabilities have overcome their disability and gone on to live a fulfilled life. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  9. Polio • It is common, but in 99% of people it stays in the intestines. • The Poliovirus is found in unclean food and water. • In only 1% of cases the virus spreads to the spinal cord. Vaccinations against polio are widely available in Ghana. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  10. Famous Persons with Physical Disabilities Stonebwoy Dancehall Musician Club foot Muhammad Ali World Boxing Champion Parkinson’s Disease Franklin Roosevelt US President Polio NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  11. Sensory disability • The five senses are hearing, sight, taste touch and smell. • These can be affected by different illnesses and serious accidents which can cause them to become dysfunctional. However, if a sense doesn’t work fully the others may become stronger to make up for the difference. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  12. Visual Impairment • A Visual impairment is a loss of sight ranging from total blindness to narrow vision. • Some people are born with visual impairments, some are damaged by accidents, or by conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma • Both of these conditions are treatable if caught early and you visit your doctor. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  13. Cataracts • Cataracts is the gradual clouding of the lens • This can be caused from damage from the sunlight, high blood pressure or Diabetes. • It can be easily treated through an operation • If untreated it can cause permanent blindness • It is the leading cause of blindness NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  14. Glaucoma • This causes the person’s vision to look closed off from the edges as the picture shows. • It is described as ‘tunnel vision’. • It is difficult for the individual to notice this developing, but any changes in vision should be reported to a doctor as soon as possible. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  15. Famous Persons with Visual Impairments Ingenuity Braille Acoustics Imagination Visionary Ray Charles Musician Stevie Wonder Musician Claude Monet Painter Edgar Davids Footballer Dr Henry Seidu Daanaa - Minister of State for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs in Ghana Visually Impaired Gordon Brown- Former Prime minister of the UK Blind in one eye NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  16. Claude Monet The Weeping Willows (1918) • This is Claude Monet, a famous French painter who developed cataracts, however despite this was able to continue his artistic career painting the ‘weeping willows’ Claude Monet Painter NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  17. Disability Awareness Game NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  18. Hearing Loss & Deafness • Hearing loss ranges from complete deafness to being hard of hearing. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  19. Causes of hearing Loss • At the workplace there are often constant loud noises, machinery or loud music. • High Levels of noise damage the internal aspects of the ear and accelerate early hearing loss. • Infection and blocked ears are often a leading cause of hearing loss, however these can be easily treatable and a simple procedure from the doctor can sometimes restore all hearing. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  20. Famous persons with hearing impairments Helen Keller – Deaf & Mute Author, political activist, lecturer Andrew Foster Setup the first African school for the deaf in Accra, Ghana Beethoven- Composer NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  21. Disability Awareness Game NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  22. In the Northern Region, there are few services for persons with disabilities and most buildings, vehicles and even road crossings are off limits to persons with disabilities. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  23. Economically, there is also a disadvantage to persons with disabilities. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  24. This is due to stigma - beliefs in society that make persons with disabilities feel shame, purposeless and receive unfair treatment. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  25. If Disability affects 1 in 8 people across the world… • Why don’t we see it? NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  26. Stigma • Is the prejudiced perceptions of any group of people. • It involves: • Assuming the actions they have done. • Guessing the type of person they are. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  27. Stigma • Many assume persons with disabilities are disabled through their own, fault, from a curse brought upon themselves, or the actions of a family member. • Many assume that persons with disabilities are a drain on society and cannot help themselves; we are trying to combat this perception. • What examples have you seen of stigma against disabilities in your life? NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  28. Stigma • Persons with disabilities often compensate their loss of one sense by improving another. • The visually impaired often have an enhanced sense of hearing, becoming visionary musicians using acoustics to navigate. • The hearing impaired often have a enhanced sense of touch and can produce artisanal crafts. • Some of the most renowned intellectuals and scientists are physically disabled, mute or have other impairments. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  29. Para-sports It is important to note that disability is not inability and there are a number of activities that persons with disabilities take part in. Para-sports are widely played throughout the world including Wheelchair basketball, goal ball, blind football, volleyball and swimming. The Paralympics is the biggest and most competitive sports competition for persons with disabilities in the world. The 2012 Paralympic games were watched by 1 billion people and saw Ghana enter its biggest team in the games so far. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  30. What can you do to help persons with disabilities? • Sensitise all children to disability. • Interact with children with disabilities. • Be observant of struggling children. • Allow children rest breaks if they are required. NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  31. Any Questions? NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE: DEVELOPMENTRCPWD.WORDPRESS.COM

  32. International Service in association with The Northern Regional Resource Centre for Persons with Disabilities www.developmentrcpwd.wordpress.com THE NORTHERN REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PO BOX 1691 TAMALE, GHANA, OPPOSITE THE TAMALE NEW SPORTS STADIUM. TEL: 0372024040 EMAIL: DEVELOPMENT.RCPWD@GMAIL.COM 32

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