Curated bibliographies of scholarly work and research on different aspects of disability in Ghana.

Compiled by Jeff Grischow, 2017

 

Abass, Kabiru Mohammed, Tjip S van der Werf, Richard O Phillips, Fred S Sarfo, Justice Abotsi, Samuel Osei Mireku, William N Thompson, Kingsley Asiedu, Ymkje Stienstra, and Sandor-Adrian Klis. “Buruli Ulcer Control in a Highly Endemic District in Ghana: Role of Community-Based Surveillance Volunteers.” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene92, no. 1 (January 2015): 115–17. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.14-0405.

Ackumey, Mercy M, Margaret Gyapong, Matilda Pappoe, Cynthia Kwakye Maclean, and Mitchell G Weiss. “Socio-Cultural Determinants of Timely and Delayed Treatment of Buruli Ulcer: Implications for Disease Control.” Infectious Diseases of Poverty1, no. 1 (October 25, 2012): 6. doi:10.1186/2049-9957-1-6.

Addo, Ofori. “Case Study: Ghana.” Prospects (00331538)25 (June 1995): 320–24.

Adjei-Amoako, Yaw. “Promoting Inclusive Development in Ghana: Disabled People’s and Other Stakeholders’ Perspectives.”Development in Practice26, no. 7 (October 2016): 865–75. doi:10.1080/09614524.2016.1210092.

Adeyemo, Wasiu Lanre, Olutayo James, and Azeez Butali. “Cleft Lip and Palate: Parental Experiences of Stigma, Discrimination, and Social/Structural Inequalities.” Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery6, no. 2 (2016): 195–203. doi:10.4103/2231-0746.200336.

Agbenyega, J. S. (2008). “The power of labeling discourse in the construction of disability in Ghana.” in P. Jeffrey (ed) Australian Association for Research in Education Conference Proceedings. Deakin: AARE. Retrieved from http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/agb03245.pdf.

Agbenyega, Joseph Seyram, and Prosper Deku. “Using a Modified Version of Locus of Control Scale to Explore Children with Disabilities’ Perceived Vulnerability to Physical and Sexual Assault in Three Special Schools in Ghana.” COGENT SOCIAL SCIENCES2 (2016). doi:10.1080/23311886.2016.1256751.

Agbenyega, Joseph1. “EXAMINING TEACHERS’ CONCERNS AND ATTITUDES TO INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN GHANA.” International Journal of Whole Schooling3, no. 1 (March 2007): 41–56.

Agbenyo, Fauster, Sylvester Zackaria Galaa, and Gilbert Abotisem Abiiro. “Challenges of the Targeting Approach to Social Protection: An Assessment of the Ghana Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty Programme in the Wa Municipality of Ghana.” Ghana Journal of Development Studies14, no. 1 (May 2017): 19–38.

Ahorlu, Collins K, Eric Koka, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Isaac Lamptey, and Edwin Ampadu. “Enhancing Buruli Ulcer Control in Ghana through Social Interventions: A Case Study from the Obom Sub-District.” BMC Public Health13 (January 22, 2013): 59. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-59.

Aikins, Ama de-Graft. “Reframing Applied Disease Stigma Research: A Multilevel Analysis of Diabetes Stigma in Ghana.” Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology16, no. 6 (December 11, 2006): 426–41.

Ame, Robert, and Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy. “Mental Health Law in Ghana: The Rights of Children with Mental Disorders.” Social Development Issues38, no. 1 (2016): 1–14.

Ammah, Jonathan O. A., and Samuel R. Hodge. “Secondary Physical Education Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities: A Descriptive Analysis.” High School Journal89, no. 2 (January 12, 2005): 40–54.

Amoakoh, Hannah Brown, and Moses Aikins. “Household Cost of Out-Patient Treatment of Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: A Case Study of Obom in Ga South Municipality.” BMC Health Services Research13 (December 5, 2013): 507. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-13-507.

Amosun, S L, G G Nyante, and E K Wiredu. “Perceived and Experienced Restrictions in Participation and Autonomy among Adult Survivors of Stroke in Ghana.” African Health Sciences13, no. 1 (March 2013): 24–31. doi:10.4314/ahs.v13i1.4.

Anthony, Jane H. “Towards Inclusion: Influences of Culture and Internationalisation on Personhood, Educational Access, Policy and Provision for Students with Autism in Ghana.” Ph.D., University of Sussex (United Kingdom), 2010. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (1685020289). http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2347/.

Anthony, Jane1, j.h.anthony@sussex.ac.uk. “Conceptualising Disability in Ghana: Implications for EFA and Inclusive Education.”International Journal of Inclusive Education15, no. 10 (December 2011): 1073–86.

Avoke, Mawutor. “Some Historical Perspectives in the Development of Special Education in Ghana.” European Journal of Special Needs Education16, no. 1 (March 2001): 29.

Avoke, Mawutor. “Models of Disability in the Labelling and Attitudinal Discourse in Ghana.” Disability & Society17, no. 7 (December 2002): 769–77.

Badu, Eric. “Experiences of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.” JOURNAL OF SOCIAL INCLUSION7, no. 1 (2016): 20–30.

Badu, Eric, Maxwell P Opoku, and Seth C Y Appiah. “Attitudes of Health Service Providers: The Perspective of People with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana.” African Journal of Disability5, no. 1 (2016): 181. doi:10.4102/ajod.v5i1.181.

Baffoe, Michael. “Stigma, Discrimination & Marginalization: Gateways to Oppression of Persons with Disabilities in Ghana, West Africa.”Journal of Educational and Social Research 3(1)(January 2013): 187-98.

Bayat, Mojdeh1. “The Stories of ‘Snake Children’: Killing and Abuse of Children with Developmental Disabilities in West Africa.”Journal of Intellectual Disability Research59, no. 1 (January 2015): 1–10.

Bello, Ajediran I, Sylvester A Dengzee, and Fidelis T Iyor. “Health Related Quality of Life amongst People Affected by Leprosy in South Ghana: A Needs Assessment.” Leprosy Review84, no. 1 (March 2013): 76–84.

Botts, Betsy H.1, bbotts@uwf.edu, and William H.1 Evans. “Ghana: Disability and Spirituality.” Ghana: Discapacidad y Espiritualidad.13 (April 2010): 32–39.

Botts, Betsy Heard1, bbotts@uwf.edu, and Nana Akua2 Owusu. “The State of Inclusive Education in Ghana, West Africa.” Preventing School Failure57, no. 3 (June 2013): 135–43.

Bourgeois, Anne-Marie. “Agents and Appendages, ’ballers and Beggars: A Critical Examination of Disability and Sport as a Vehicle of Development in Urban Ghana,” n.d. ProQuest Sociology Collection (743062423; 201046408). https://search.proquest.com/docview/743062423?accountid=15090.

———. “Contested Perspectives of ‘Marvel’ and ‘Mockery’ in Disability and Sport: Accra, Ghana.” Sport in Society14, no. 9 (October 2011): 1237–50.

Capistrant, Benjamin D., M. Maria Glymour, and Lisa F. Berkman. “Assessing Mobility Difficulties for Crossnational Comparisons: Results from the World Health Organization Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society62, no. 2 (February 2014): 329–35. doi:10.1111/jgs.12633.

Chapman, Victoria, Anton Valmana, and J. Hubert Lacey. “A Case Report of Usher’s Syndrome and Anorexia Nervosa.” International Journal of Eating Disorders23, no. 2 (March 1998): 223–26. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199803)23:2<223::AID-EAT14>3.0.CO;2-0.

Chilemba, Enoch Macdonnell. “LEGISLATIVE MECHANISMS FOR COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN SELECTED AFRICAN JURISDICTIONS: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL.” AFRICAN DISABILITY RIGHTS YEARBOOK4 (2016): 77–99.

Christian, Asare, Marlís González-Fernández, Robert Samuel Mayer, and Andrew J Haig. “Rehabilitation Needs of Persons Discharged from an African Trauma Center.” The Pan African Medical Journal10 (2011): 32.

Crowley, Catherine, Miriam Baigorri, Clement Ntim, Belinda Bukari, Albert Oseibagyina, Emmanuel Kitcher, Albert Paintsil, Opoku Ware Ampomah, and Anthony Laing. “Collaborations to Address Barriers for People with Communication Disabilities in Ghana: Considering the World Report on Disability.” International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology15, no. 1 (February 2013): 53–57. doi:10.3109/17549507.2012.743036.

Dako-Gyeke, Mavis, Emmanuel Asampong, and Razak Oduro. “Stigmatisation and Discrimination: Experiences of People Affected by Leprosy in Southern Ghana.” LEPROSY REVIEW88, no. 1 (March 2017): 58–74.

Dako-Gyeke, Mavis, and Emmanuel Sowah Asumang. “Stigmatization and Discrimination Experiences of Persons with Mental Illness: Insights from a Qualitative Study in Southern Ghana.” Social Work & Society11, no. 1 (2013): 1–14.

Debpuur, Cornelius, Paul Welaga, George Wak, and Abraham Hodgson. “Self-Reported Health and Functional Limitations among Older People in the Kassena-Nankana District, Ghana.” Global Health Action3 (September 27, 2010). doi:10.3402/gha.v3i0.2151.

Denham AR, Adongo PB, Freydberg N, and Hodgson A. “Chasing Spirits: Clarifying the Spirit Child Phenomenon and Infanticide in Northern Ghana.” Social Science & Medicine71, no. 3 (August 2010): 608–15. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.022.

Dillard, Cynthia B. “I Am Because We Are: Increasing Educational Opportunity for Early Childhood Education in Ghana, West Africa.”Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Perspectives2, no. 2 (2009): 243–57.

Edoo, B B, and D R Haddock. “Social Disabilities of Epileptics in Accra.” Epilepsia11, no. 2 (June 1970): 217–22.

Edward Salifu Mahama. “Disability and Development: The Role of Language and e-Learning.” Multicultural Education & Technology Journal6, no. 3 (2012): 162–76. doi:10.1108/17504971211254001.

Edwards, Jocelyn. “Ghana’s Mental Health Patients Confined to Prayer Camps.” Lancet383, no. 9911 (January 4, 2014): 15–16.

Erskine, Ruth. “Exposing Racism, Exploring Race.” Journal of Family Therapy24, no. 3 (August 2002): 282–97. doi:10.1111/1467-6427.00217.

Estabrooks, Trish. “SIGNS of CHANGE: GHANAIANS WITH HEARING DISABILITIES GET OFF THE STREET.” Abilities, 2007. 215181855. Business Premium Collection; Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database.

Forber-Pratt, Anjali J., Jennifer A. Scott, and Jean Driscoll. “An Emerging Model for Grassroots Paralympic Sport Development: A Comparative Case Study.” International Journal of Sport & Society3, no. 1 (January 2012): 55–67.

Foubert, Josephine, Katia Levecque, Ronan Van Rossem, and Alessia Romagnoli. “Do Welfare Regimes Influence the Association between Disability and Self-Perceived Health? A Multilevel Analysis of 57 Countries.” Social Science & Medicine117 (September 2014): 10–17. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.023.

Friedner, Michele Ilana1, mfriedne@mit.edu, and Annelies Kusters annelieskusters@gmail.com. “On the Possibilities and Limits of ‘DEAF DEAF SAME’: Tourism and Empowerment Camps in Adamorobe (Ghana), Bangalore and Mumbai (India).” Disability Studies Quarterly34, no. 3 (2014): 12–12.

Ganle, John Kuumuori, Easmon Otupiri, Bernard Obeng, Anthony Kwaku Edusie, Augustine Ankomah, and Richard Adanu. “Challenges Women with Disability Face in Accessing and Using Maternal Healthcare Services in Ghana: A Qualitative Study.” PLoS ONE11, no. 6 (June 2016). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158361.

Gottlieb, Carissa A., Matthew J. Maenner, Claudia Cappa, and Maureen S. Durkin. “Child Disability Screening, Nutrition, and Early Learning in 18 Countries with Low and Middle Incomes: Data from the Third Round of UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (2005–06).” The Lancet374, no. 9704 (November 28, 2009): 1831–39. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61871-7.

Gregorius, Stefanie. “Exploring Narratives of Education: Disabled Young People’s Experiences of Educational Institutions in Ghana.”DISABILITY & SOCIETY31, no. 3 (2016): 322–38. doi:10.1080/09687599.2016.1167672.

Grischow, Jeff D. “`I Nearly Lost My Work’: Chance Encounters, Legal Empowerment and the Struggle for Disability Rights in Ghana.”DISABILITY & SOCIETY30, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 101–13. doi:10.1080/09687599.2014.982786.

Grischow, Jeff D.1. “‘I Nearly Lost My Work’: Chance Encounters, Legal Empowerment and the Struggle for Disability Rights in Ghana.” Disability & Society30, no. 1 (January 2015): 101–13.

Geurts, KL & Komabu-Pompeyie, SGMA ‘From “Sensing Disability” to Seselelame: Non-dualistic Activist Orientations in Twenty-First Century Accra,’ in S Grech & K Soldatic (eds) Disability in the Global South: The Critical Handbook (Springer International: Cham, Switzerland, 2016) 85-98.

Gyamfi, Eric, Paul Okyere, Acheampong Enoch, and Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong. “Prevalence of, and Barriers to the Disclosure of HIV Status to Infected Children and Adolescents in a District of Ghana.” BMC International Health and Human Rights17, no. 1 (April 8, 2017): 8. doi:10.1186/s12914-017-0114-6.

Gyapong, M, J Gyapong, M Weiss, and M Tanner. “The Burden of Hydrocele on Men in Northern Ghana.” Acta Tropica77, no. 3 (December 1, 2000): 287–94.

Gyimah, E. K. “Identification and Assessment Procedures for Children with Disabilities in Ghana.” IFE Psychologia: An International Journal8, no. 2 (2000): 74–83.

Gyimah, Emmanuel Kofi, and R. Amoako. “Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions on Procedures to Identify and Assess Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: The Case of Tutors of Colleges of Education in Ghana.” Journal of Education and Practice7, no. 21 (January 1, 2016): 110–16.

Gyimah, Emmanuel Kofi1, gyimahemma@yahoo.com, David2 Sugden d.a.sugden@education.leeds.ac.uk, and Sue2 Pearson s.e.pearson@education.leeds.ac.uk. “An Investigation into the Emotional Reactions to Inclusion of Ghanaian Mainstream Teachers.”Support for Learning23, no. 2 (May 2008): 71–79.

Gyimah, Emmanuel Kofi1, gyimahemma@yahoo.com, David2 Sugden, and Sue2 Pearson. “Inclusion of Children with Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools in Ghana: Influence of Teachers’ and Children’s Characteristics.” International Journal of Inclusive Education13, no. 8 (December 2009): 787–804.

Harichandrakumar, K. T., K. Krishnamoorthy, A. Krishna Kumari, and L. K. Das. “Health Status of Lymphatic Filariasis Assessed from Patients Using Seven Domains Five Levels (7D5L) Instrument.” ACTA TROPICA99, no. 2–3 (October 2006): 137–43. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.07.009.

Hervie, Vyda Mamley.“Sankofa: Looking Back at my Practice Encounter with Witchcraft, HIV/AIDS and Disability in Ghana,” Journal of Comparative Social Work8, no. 1 (2015): 1-19.

Hendricks, Charlene, Jennifer E. Lansford, Kirby DeaterDeckard, and Marc H. Bornstein. “Associations between Child Disabilities and Caregiver Discipline and Violence in Lowand Middleincome Countries.”Child Development85, no. 2 (2014): 513–31. doi:10.1111/cdev.12132.

Hodge, Samuel, Jonathan O. A. Ammah, Kevin M. Casebolt, Kathryn LaMaster, Bethany Hersman, Amaury Samalot-Rivera, and Takahiro Sato. “A Diversity of Voices: Physical Education Teachers’ Beliefs about Inclusion and Teaching Students with Disabilities.”International Journal of Disability, Development & Education56, no. 4 (November 2009): 401–19.

Hodge, Samuel R.1, Jonathon O. A.2 Ammah, Kevin3 Casebolt, Kathryn4 Lamaster, and Mary1 O’Sullivan. “High School General Physical Education Teachers’ Behaviors and Beliefs Associated with Inclusion.” Sport, Education & Society9, no. 3 (November 2004): 395–419.

Hogan, Brian. “‘They Say We Exchanged Our Eyes for the Xylophone’: Resisting Tropes of Disability as Spiritual Deviance in Birifor Music.” In The Oxford Handbook of Music and Disability Studies, edited by Blake Howe, Stephanie Jensen-Moulton, Neil Lerner, and Joseph Straus, 112–130, Chapter xix, 928 Pages. Oxford Handbooks. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2016.

Hosseinpoor, Ahmad R., Jennifer A. Stewart Williams, Jeny Gautam, Aleksandra Posarac, Alana Officer, Emese Verdes, Nenad Kostanjsek, and Somnath Chatterji. “Socioeconomic Inequality in Disability among Adults: A Multicountry Study Using the World Health Survey.”American Journal of Public Health103, no. 7 (July 2013): 1278–86. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.301115.

Hosseinpoor, Ahmad Reza, Nicole Bergen, Nenad Kostanjsek, Paul Kowal, Alana Officer, and Somnath Chatterji. “Socio-Demographic Patterns of Disability among Older Adult Populations of Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries: Results from World Health Survey.”International Journal of Public Health61, no. 3 (April 2016): 337–45. doi:10.1007/s00038-015-0742-3.

Howie, Dorothy. “Review of Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: A Personal Journey.” Educational Psychology34, no. 4 (June 2014): 524–25. doi:10.1080/01443410.2013.880007.

Kassah, A K. “Community-Based Rehabilitation and Stigma Management by Physically Disabled People in Ghana.” Disability and Rehabilitation20, no. 2 (February 1998): 66–73.

Kassah AK. “Begging as Work: A Study of People with Mobility Difficulties in Accra, Ghana.” Disability & Society23, no. 2 (March 2008): 163–70.

Kassah, Alexander Kwesi. “Begging as Work: A Study of People with Mobility Difficulties in Accra, Ghana.” Disability & Society23, no. 2 (March 2008): 163–70. doi:10.1080/09687590701841208.

Kassah, Alexander Kwesi1, kwesi.kassah@hih.no, Bente Lilljan Lind1 Kassah, and Tete Kobla2 Agbota. “Abuse of Disabled Children in Ghana.” Disability & Society27, no. 5 (August 2012): 689–701.

Kassah, Bente Lilljan Lind, Alexander Kwesi Kassah, and Tete Kobla Agbota. “Abuse of Physically Disabled Women in Ghana: Its Emotional Consequences and Coping Strategies.” Disability & Rehabilitation36, no. 8 (April 15, 2014): 665–71.

King, Nicholas B., Sam Harper, and Meredith E. Young. “Who Cares about Health Inequalities? Cross-Country Evidence from the World Health Survey.” Health Policy and Planning28, no. 5 (August 2013): 558–71. doi:10.1093/heapol/czs094.

Kipsaina, Chebiwot, Joan Ozanne-Smith, Kidist Bartolomeos, and Virginia Routley. “Mortuary Based Injury Surveillance for Low-Mid Income Countries: Process Evaluation of Pilot Studies.”INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED46, no. 8 (August 2015): 1509–14. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2015.06.005.

Kissah-Korsah, K., A. M. Abane, and K. Awusabo-Asare. “Cost of Traffic Accidents in Ghana: Empirical Evidence from Accra.” IFE Psychologia: An International Journal13, no. 1 (2005): 55–73. doi:10.4314/ifep.v13i1.23661.

Kretchy, Irene, Frances Owusu-Daaku, and Samuel Danquah. “Spiritual and Religious Beliefs: Do They Matter in the Medication Adherence Behaviour of Hypertensive Patients?” BioPsychoSocial Medicine7 (October 18, 2013): 7. doi:10.1186/1751-0759-7-15.

Kruk, Margaret E., Marta R. Prescott, Helen de Pinho, and Sandro Galea. “Equity and the Child Health Millennium Development Goal: The Role of pro-Poor Health Policies.” Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health65, no. 4 (April 2011): 327–33. doi:10.1136/jech.2009.096081.

Kusters, Annelies. “Peasants, Warriors, and the Streams: Language Games and Etiologies of Deafness in Adamorobe, Ghana.” Medical Anthropology Quarterly (New Series)29, no. 3 (2015): 418–36.

———. “‘The Gong Gong Was Beaten’ -Adamorobe: A ‘Deaf Village’ in Ghana and Its Marriage Prohibition for Deaf Partners.”Sustainability4, no. 10 (2012): 2765–84. doi:10.3390/su4102765.

Kuyini, A.B., and A.R.K. Alhassan. “Caring for Blind Parents: Cost to the Education and Well-Being of Children in Tamale, Ghana.”Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation15, no. 1 (2016): 22–41. doi:10.1080/1536710X.2016.1124252.

Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa. “SPECIAL EDUCATION TODAY IN GHANA.” Advances in Special Education28 (October 2014): 431–69.

Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa, Abdul-Razak K. Alhassan, and Fati K. Mahama. “The Ghana Community-Based Rehabilitation Program for People With Disabilities: What Happened at the End of Donor Support?” Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation10, no. 4 (October 2011): 247–67. doi:10.1080/1536710X.2011.622981.

Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa, and Ishwar Desai. “Principals’ and Teachers’ Attitudes toward and Knowledge of Inclusive Education in Ghana.”IFE Psychologia: An International Journal14, no. 2 (2006): 225–44. doi:10.4314/ifep.v14i2.23720.

———. “Providing Instruction to Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms in Ghana: Issues and Challenges.”International Journal of Whole Schooling4, no. 1 (March 1, 2008): 22–39.

Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa, Kofi Asiama Yeboah, Ajay Kumar Das, Awal Mohammed Alhassan, and Boitumelo Mangope. “Ghanaian Teachers: Competencies Perceived as Important for Inclusive Education.” International Journal of Inclusive Education20, no. 10 (January 1, 2016): 1009–23.

Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa1, and Boitumelo2 Mangope. “STUDENT TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES AND CONCERNS ABOUT INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN GHANA AND BOTSWANA.” International Journal of Whole Schooling7, no. 1 (March 2011): 20–37.

Kwesi Kassah, Alexander1, kwesi.kassah@hih.no. “Begging as Work: A Study of People with Mobility Difficulties in Accra, Ghana.”Disability & Society23, no. 2 (March 2008): 163–70.

Lamptey, De-Lawrence1, Michelle2 Villeneuve, Patricia1 Minnes, and Mary Ann1 McColl. “Republic of Ghana’s Policy on Inclusive Education and Definitions of Disability.” Journal of Policy & Practice in Intellectual Disabilities12, no. 2 (June 2015): 108–11.

Lawn, Joy E., Susan Reef, and Benjamin Baffoe-Bonnie. “Unseen Blindness, Unheard Deafness, and Unrecorded Death and Disability: Congenital Rubella in Kumasi, Ghana.” American Journal of Public Health90, no. 10 (October 2000): 1555–61.

Leyser, Yona. “Attitudes of Ghanaian Teachers toward the Integration of Students with Disabilities into Regular Schools.”International Education22 (April 15, 1993): 13–25.

Mahama, Edward Salifu. “Disability and Development: The Role of Language and E-Learning.” Multicultural Education & Technology Journal6, no. 3 (January 1, 2012): 162–76.

Mamah, Vincent1, Prosper2 Deku, Sharon M.3 Darling, and Selete K.4 Avoke. “UNIVERSITY TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF INCLUSION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN GHANAIAN UNIVERSITIES.” International Journal of Special Education26, no. 1 (February 2011): 70–79.

Mantey, Efua Esaaba1, efuam@yahoo.com. “Discrimination against Children with Disabilities in Mainstream Schools in Southern Ghana: Challenges and Perspectives from Stakeholders.” International Journal of Educational Development54 (May 2017): 18–25.

McGreevy, Jolion, Kent A. Stevens, Martin Ekeke Monono, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa, Marquise Kouo Ngamby, Adnan A. Hyder, and Catherine Juillard. “Road Traffic Injuries in Yaounde, Cameroon: A Hospital-Based Pilot Surveillance Study.” INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED45, no. 11 (November 2014): 1687–92. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2014.05.001.

Mensah, Susan Aggrey, Eric Badu, and Maxwell Peprah Opoku. “Towards an Inclusive Society in Ghana: An Analysis of Challenges Persons with Disabilities Face in Participating in Tourism in the Ashanti Region.”JOURNAL OF SOCIAL INCLUSION6, no. 2 (2015): 64–76.

Metts, Robert L, and Nansea Metts. “USAID, Disability and Development in Ghana: Analysis and Recommendations.” Journal of Disability Policy Studies9, no. 1 (1998): 31–57.

Metts, Robert L.1, and Nansea2 Metts. “Official Development Assistance to Disabled People in Ghana.” Disability & Society15, no. 3 (May 2000): 475–88.

Mitra, Sophie, and Usha Sambamoorthi. “Disability Prevalence among Adults: Estimates for 54 Countries and Progress toward a Global Estimate.” Disability and Rehabilitation: An International, Multidisciplinary Journal36, no. 11 (June 2014): 940–47. doi:10.3109/09638288.2013.825333.

Moasun, Festus Yaw, and Cynthia Akorfa Sottie. “Growing Up With Disability in Ghana: Experiences and Perspectives.” Ghana Social Science Journal11, no. 1 (June 2014): 53–77.

Mock, Charles N., Stephen Gloyd, Samuel Adjei, Frederick Acheampong, and Oscar Gish. “Economic Consequences of Injury and Resulting Family Coping Strategies in Ghana.” Accident Analysis & Prevention35, no. 1 (January 2003): 81.

Mock CN, Boland E, Acheampong F, and Adjei S. “Long-Term Injury Related Disability in Ghana.” Disability & Rehabilitation25, no. 13 (July 8, 2003): 732–41.

Mprah, Wisdom K. “Knowledge and Use of Contraceptive Methods amongst Deaf People in Ghana.” African Journal of Disability2, no. 1 (2013): 43. doi:10.4102/ajod.v2i1.43.

———. “Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs Assessment with Deaf People in Ghana: Methodological Challenges and Ethical Concerns.” African Journal of Disability2, no. 1 (2013): 55. doi:10.4102/ajod.v2i1.55.

Mprah, Wisdom Kwadwo. “Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs Assessment with Deaf People in Ghana.” Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (1285214983). https://search.proquest.com/docview/1285214983?accountid=15090.

Mprah, Wisdom Kwadwo, Patricia Anafi, and Frank Owusu Sekyere. “DOES DISABILITY MATTER? DISABILITY IN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICIES AND RESEARCH IN GHANA.” International Quarterly of Community Health Education35, no. 1 (2014/2015 2014): 21–35. doi:10.2190/IQ.35.1.c.

Naami, Augustina. “25 Years Post ADA: A Social Worker’s Experience and Reflections about Environmental Barriers.”Reflections : Narratives of Professional Helping20, no. 1 (2014): 36–41.

———. “Cross-Cultural Comparison of Tamale and Salt Lake City Experience of Unemployed Women with Physical Disabilities.”International Journal of Social Work2, no.2 (2015): 18-35.

———. “Disability Breaking the Barriers: Ghanaians’ Perspectives about the Social Model.”Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development27, no.2 (2012): 21-39.

———. “Disability, Gender, and Employment Relationships in Africa: The Case of Ghana.” African Journal of Disability4, no. 1 (2015): 95. doi:10.4102/ajod.v4i1.95.

———. “Personal Reflections Of Resilience And Survival Of Ghanaian Women With Disabilities: A Social Worker And Unemployed Study Subjects.” Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping17, no. 3 (July 2011): 88–99.

———. “The Impact of Unemployment on Women with Physical Disabilities in Tamale, Ghana,” 2011. PsycINFO (897335191; 2011-99130-542). https://search.proquest.com/docview/897335191?accountid=15090.

Naami, Augustina, and Reiko Hayashi. “Empowering Women with Disabilities in Northern Ghana.” 7, no.20 (2011), e1-12.

———. “Perceptions About Disability Among Ghanaian University Students.” Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation11, no. 2 (April 2012): 100–111. doi:10.1080/1536710X.2012.677616.

Naami, Augustina, Reiko Hayashi, and Hank Liese. “The Unemployment of Women with Physical Disabilities in Ghana: Issues and Recommendations.” Disability & Society27, no. 2 (March 2012): 191–204.

Nepveux, Denise M. “Reclaiming Agency, Ensuring Survival: Disabled Urban Ghanaian Women’s Negotiations of Church and Family Belonging.” Disability Studies Quarterly26, no. 4 (2006): e1-e22.

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