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𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘...
From all Wheelchair Users, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲.

We want to be free to:
1. Own a functional wheelchair

2. Move forward not be stuck due to barriers

3. Show up not sweating because of inaccessibility architecture

4. Speak up because our energy has been preserved from crawling

5. Attend program without a later or an afterthought provision( of a chair 🪑) because you were never included

....... Let's continue to add on to the list in the comment section to 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.

Crystal Asige
Deborah Chilinda

Disability News GH Special Olympics National Council on Disability Ability Foundation Disability News Africa Forever Wheelchair TV3 Ghana Disability News Africa

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

NGOs are not saviors, all-knowing, nor do they have all it takes to roll out projects or interventions by themselves. Instead, we work with partners, philanthropists, and most importantly, stakeholders who help give life to the African proverb:

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿, 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿."

On this premise, I wish to acknowledge the following stakeholders who made it possible for us at Disability Lens to partner with 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 to make an impact (inclusive reading) where it is needed:

𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗮 𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗜 - 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 (𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢)

𝗠𝘀. 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗵 𝗡𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗵 - 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘰 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘺𝘪𝘳𝘢)

𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝘆𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗱𝘂 - 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 of the (10) 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴

To conclude, I wish to call on NGOs and development entities to recognize and walk their journeys with the relevant partners and stakeholders. Why? Because they have:

✍️𝗔uthority you can 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻
✍️𝗔ccess you need to 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁
✍️𝗘xpertise that 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀
✍️𝗜nterest that 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
✍️𝗥esources that 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁

Let's work together to create lasting impact! Share your thoughts in the comments.




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