By Hannah Awadzi
Accra, Sept. 24, GNA – The Deputy Director of Judicial reforms, Ms Gifty Preko Nyarko has said the Judicial service is ready to embrace the idea of a specialised disability court resourced with all the accessibility features for all persons with disabilities
She urged the disability community to work together to submit a proposal to that effect and have more engagements with the judicial service to facilitate understanding of disability issues within the judiciary.
Ms Nyarko said this when the Voices of Women and Children with Disabilities and their Caregivers, Ghana (VOWACC, Ghana) organised a forum to discuss UN recommendations on disability rights
The forum brought together various disability organisations and activists to discuss the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD)
Participants assessed Ghana’s progress in fulfilling its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and discussed concrete steps for advancing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Ms Nyarko urged the disability community to be proactive in bringing their concerns and needs to the attention of the Judicial Service and said it was important that the judicial service understood the specific challenges faced by the various disability types to enable them to provide appropriate solutions.
Ms Juliana Afia Mahmood, Executive Director of VOWACC Ghana, said Ghana’s social protection system had serious short comings and do not holistically address the needs of persons with disabilities especially women and girls with disabilities and their care givers.
She urged government to set up a dedicated fund for women and children with disabilities, as well as their caregivers, which would better serve their community and improve their lives and standard of living.
GNA
Edited by George-Ramsey Benamba