Inclusive education policies in Ghana: a response to extending education to persons with disability

Abstract

Disability of various types and degrees has been an excluding factor in preventing many children from accessing educational opportunities. It also makes it quite difficult to serve the educational needs of all people in the same environmental setting. Many children and adults with disabilities have historically been excluded from mainstream education. This exclusion has not ceased completely, with children struggle, sometimes unsuccessfully, to access educational services. Though, this phenomenon of educational exclusion has existed for long, strides have been made and various programs continue to be put in place to enable persons with disabilities to access educational opportunities. These strides have been motivated by national and international legislative instruments that mandate the inclusion of all people in the educational system irrespective of their diverse social, linguistic and cultural background or level of impairment.