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GNAD PRESENTS FIRST DRAFT OF GhSL CURRICULUM FOR DEAF SCHOOLS TO SPED

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The Special Education division (SPED) of Ghana education services has received a copies of the Ghanaian Sign Language (GhSL) curriculum for Deaf schools; the first draft of the curriculum is a starting point. This activity was initiated IN 2022 during a forum for stakeholders on INCLUSIVE education. At this forum, stakeholders agreed that since the …

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ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION ON CURRICULUM FOR DEAF SCHOOLS.

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As part of the long-term advocacy work on Deaf Education (DE) and Inclusive Education (IE), the GNAD organized a One-Day Round-Table Discussion on the drafted Ghanaian sign language curriculum for Deaf schools. The workshop which took place on the 18th of May, 2023 at the GNAD conference hall was attended by representatives from Special Education …

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FOUR-DAYS PILOT TEST WORKSHOP FOR ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

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The Ghana National Association of the Deaf organized a four (4) days pilot test workshop for the Sign Language Interpreters assessment committee from 19th to 20th and 22nd to 23rd May 2023, at the GNAD conference Hall, Accra. In Ghana, the background, educational status, certification, and interpreting experiences of sign language interpreters (SLIs) vary greatly. …

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GNAD TRAINED AND CERTIFIED GHANAIAN SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS.

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As part of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD’s) efforts to recognize and promote the Ghanaian Sign Language (GhSL), twenty-nine (29) persons including Deaf and Hearing persons were trained and certified at the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Department of Health Promotion and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology …

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GNAD KICK-OFF PHASE 4 OF THE WCARS PROJECT

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The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) has begun Phase 4 of the West and Central Africa Regional Secretariate Project (WCARS). Dubbed “Stronger after the Pandemic’, the transnational Capacity Building of Deaf Associations”, the long-term impact of the project is to ensure that the national associations of the deaf in the participating countries are …

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PRESS STATEMENT LAUNCH OF POLICY FOR TRAINING AND TESTING OF DRIVERS WITH DISABILITIES

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PRESS STATEMENT LAUNCH OF POLICY FOR TRAINING AND TESTING OF DRIVERS WITH DISABILITIES The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) is thrilled to announce that the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and Ministry of Roads in collaboration with the National Council on Persons with Disabilities have on today, 22nd February 2023, jointly …

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LET US SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL HOUSE MOTHERS IN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF TO PROMOTE MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT OF ADOLESCENT DEAF GIRLS

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May 28th each year marks Menstrual Hygiene Day. The day is observed across the world as part of global advocacy activities aimed at promoting good menstrual hygiene management practices and raising awareness of the challenges all women and girls faced. One of the main goals of Menstrual Hygiene Day is to highlight global awareness of …

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION LAUNCHED HARMONIZED GHANAIAN SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY

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Ghana’s Ministry of Education has finally launched the harmonized Ghanaian Sign Language Dictionary and accepted it as teaching material in schools. The 3rd edition dictionary, which is an initiation of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf in partnership with Peace Corps Volunteers aims at promoting harmonized Ghanaian Sign Language in the country as part …

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GNAD DISSEMINATES FINDINGS ON STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF AND BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AMONG DEAF PEOPLE IN GHANA

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The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), 2021 responded to the challenges faced by its members around mental health and commenced the implementation of a project called Empowered Deaf People for Improved Mental Health (ENDEIMH) with support from Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Program). The Ghana Participation Program is a four-year disability program in …

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