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Hannah Awadzi, RNG
Accra, July 23, GNA – Some Special
Educators who participated in a training program on cerebral palsy Tuesday
says that they were much enlightened about the condition.
"We did not know that there were adaptive programs
devices that could be used for children with cerebral palsy in the clbadroom. "
"We did not know we could do adaptation
material with cartons and scraps of paper, "Mr. Kweku Nkum Yeboah, teacher
at Twin City Special School said in an interview with Ghana News
Agency.
Yeboah said both visits were helpful.
weeks of training, which will strengthen their work as specialized educators,
to go from the front.
Ms. Patience Kyei, special educator at the
Dansoman Community Special School, said that she would communicate what she had
taught to his fellow teachers.
"Many mainstream teachers do not
understand special education and are not able to handle children with
needs, especially cerebral palsy, but with the two weeks of training, our school
will be more open to accept children with cerebral palsy. "
Ms. Kyei said that she is also willing to do
awareness programs on cerebral palsy in the community, while ensuring
also engage more with parents of children with special needs.
Mr. Victor Atitsogbi, special educator at
Three Kings Special School, Battor, said that he will organize a trainer of
trainer program for his school to improve their understanding of the brain
paralysis.
Participants, however, urged the government
to be more attached to the education of children with special needs, in particular
children with cerebral palsy in Ghana.
Children with cerebral palsy are usually
very smart, most of the time, their IQ is not affected by their disability
but we do not have the infrastructure and support we need to accept them
in schools.
"We realize that there are very few
knowledge about children with cerebral palsy and all children with special needs
from the Ghana Education Service, so very little is available.
said about it, "they said, highlighting the need for the government to show more
commitment.
Mandy Budge, head of Multikids Africa, a
organization which advocates the inclusion of
children with special needs and the organizers of the workshop, declared their intention to
start a mobile therapy clinic for different schools with special needs to ensure
that the children receive the required services.
"Our mobile multidisciplinary team will work
in collaboration with schools to ensure that children receive the required treatment
services during studies. We also hope to expand the training program to all
teachers, she says
Ms. Budge said that Multikids Africa is committed
strengthen the capacity of teachers and therapists at the local level to ensure continuity
and the sustainability of the training program.
"We will also put in place a
the monitoring team to make sure the right thing is done, "she added.
The training program for specialized educators
in some special schools aims to create a group of teachers and
academics, who will be able to integrate children with brain disorders
paralysis in the educational environment.
The project on the theme: Enabling Education
for children with cerebral palsy in Ghana, also hopes to improve
resource capacity of professionals working with people with cerebral palsy.
Two pediatric physiotherapists from
United Kingdom, Diane Lyle and Sophie Appleby got their hands dirty.
teacher training to improve their knowledge of basic therapies that they can
doing with children in clbadrooms, while Ms. Jean Westmacott, CPA Chief
the equipment trained the teachers in the development of the appropriate software on paper
technological equipment.
The program, funded by UK Aid Direct, with
Cerebral Palsy Africa, Multikids Africa and the SWEB Foundation will contribute
also equip teachers to show them community outreach strategies
the needs of children with cerebral palsy and the benefits that education can
bring them.
GNA
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