9/14/12
12:50pm
The article that I read talks about the deaf
community in Ghana West Africa and how the students there are forced to pay for
sign language interpreters. Many people think that this is unfair including the
President of the Deaf Association of Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Sackey. He has called
the help of the government to help the deaf get access to higher education. He
feels that it is unfair that the deaf students pay their fees and charges for a
sign language interpreter. The article talks about how there has been a
shortage of sign language interpreters in the tertiary institutions. Mr. Sackey
stated that some of the deaf students who have the opportunity for higher
education won’t be able to continue if certain institutions realize they don’t have
a sign language interpreter. I don’t think that this is fair to those students
who can’t afford the assistance that they need so that they can further their
education. I think that if they cannot afford a sign language interpreter there
should be some way that they can be assisted in getting one. There shouldn’t even
be a charge for needed a sign language interpreter in the first place. I
believe that this is something that is necessary for the development of those
deaf students who need it and want to further their education. Unlike here at
UNCG, there are sign language interpreters that are appointed to deaf students
who need them without being charged for it. Disability services should be
something that Ghana has to help students in a situation like this. The article
also mentioned Dr. Obeng Asamoah, who is the Executive Director for the Ghana
Blind Union and he feels that the government is responsible for the payments of
the interpreters for the disable to enjoy their rights. He also added that in a
situation where a disabled person is denied education because of the
unavailability of an interpreter, it means the persons rights have been infringed
upon. The article also goes on to mention how some students had to put their
education on hold because the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) supporting
them said they were short of funds.
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