J. Except. People 2017, 6(2):7-17

"They think we are all beggars": The resilience of a person with disability in Ghana

Maxwell Peprah Opoku1, Naomi Gyamfi2, Eric Badu2, Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah2
1 University of Tasmania, Faculty of Education, Launceston-Australia
2 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Centre for Disability Rehabilitation Studies, Kumasi-Ghana

In this study, the authors employed a single-participant approach to investigate the resilience of persons with disabilities in the face of discrimination and marginalisation. An interview was conducted with a woman living with physical disability in the capital of the Northern region of Ghana. The study found that despite barriers erected against a person with disabilities in the study area, the individual has striven to live independently by engaging in productive activities. The discussion of the study focused on the urgent need for society to empower persons with disabilities to enable them to utilise their inherent capabilities to allow them to become productive members of the society.

Keywords: Self-determination, persons with disability, inclusion, employment, resilience, Ghana

Published: June 11, 2017  Show citation

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Opoku, M.P., Gyamfi, N., Badu, E., & Mprah, W.K. (2017). "They think we are all beggars": The resilience of a person with disability in Ghana. Journal of Exceptional People, 6(11), 7-17
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