Cloak of Invisibility
A Literature Review of Physical Disability in Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16914398 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magnus Mfoafo-M’carthy (0000-0001-8351-6106, Wilfrid Laurier University, corresponding author), Jeff Grischow (0000-0001-8868-8142, Wilfrid Laurier University), Jeff D Grischow, Nicole Stocco (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244019900567 |
| OpenAlex | W2999730320 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 19 |
This literature review surveys the state of current scholarship on physical disability in Ghana. The intention is to identify major themes and opinions relating to the challenges faced by Ghanaians with physical disabilities. After an extensive literature review, the authors selected 21 articles for inclusion based on the criteria that they had to focus on physical disability in a Ghanaian setting. Reviewing the articles revealed that most scholars have focused on the pervasive oppression of Ghanaians with physical disabilities. Six major topic areas emerged, including the experience of the disability rights movement from the 1990s to the present, the public perception of people with physical disabilities, the issue of families and abuse, the rights to education, challenges around employment and finances, and health care for disabled Ghanaians. This literature review presents these topics, discusses their implications, and makes suggestions for further research and action to improve human rights for Ghanaians with physical disabilities
Disability studies · Invisibility · Medical model of disability · Oppression · Physical disability · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Public relations · Scholarship · Sociology · Disability Education and Employment · Disability Rights and Representation · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research · Gender Studies · Psychology
Impact of Sars-Cov-2 on access to healthcare by person with disabilities
Self-reported sexual coercion among in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana
Stigma reduction in a disability and mental health programme in Ghana
Disability is not a taboo but a competitive disadvantage for leadership
“There is something like a barrier”
‘ Sometimes it’s as if I don’t exist’
Evaluating compliance with Ghana’s Persons with Disabilities Act in public building accessibility
Barriers to social participation for people with disabilities in NTD-endemic areas of Benin and Côte d’Ivoire
Disability and Education in Ghana
Assessment of prison life of persons with disability in Ghana
Disability, gender, and employment relationships in Africa
Attitudes of health service providers
The unemployment of women with physical disabilities in Ghana
Official Development Assistance to Disabled People in Ghana
Abuse of disabled children in Ghana
Begging as work
Exploring narratives of education
When I don't have money to buy the drugs, I just manage.’—Exploring the lived experience of persons with physical disabilities in accessing primary health care services in rural Ghana
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |