Video by Inclusion Ghana

Following ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at national levels, it is critical for disability movements to stay the course and ensure that rights are implemented. DRF-funded National Coalitions, often led by an umbrella organization of people with disabilities, can join voices to effectively demand government accountability and drive progress in participation, including for very marginalized sectors of the disability community.

All too often, persons with intellectual disabilities are left behind – hidden, abused, or excluded from the rest of their communities.

They are unable to access adequate health services and education due to the stigma and discrimination they face.

With Disability Rights Fund’s support, Inclusion Ghana led a National Coalition to advocate for the inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in Ghana’s first Inclusive Education Policy, which was adopted and signed by the Minister of Education in November 2015.

Inclusion Ghana built a self-advocacy movement of persons with intellectual disabilities and mobilized 150 parents’ groups in different regions of Ghana. For the first time, persons with intellectual disabilities had a voice in decision-making that affected them.

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