Recounting the Blessings and Curses of Living with a Disability: The Experiences of Persons with Visual and Physical Impairment in Accra

Odame, Prince Kwame

doi:10.1007/s40609-022-00244-9

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“…This task requires society members to make physical spaces (public transport), information and services accessible to everyone (Naami, 2019). Beyond these, challenging and changing stereotypes, negative attitudes and discriminatory practices that perpetuate exclusion in a country's transport and other facets will also be required as indicated by Odame et al (2020a, b) and Odame (2022). By promoting universal design and accessibility, Mitchell and Rickert (2010) maintain that society can foster an accommodating, welcoming and inclusive environment for people with disabilities.…”

Section: Social Model Of Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring stakeholders' response to travel needs of commuters with disability in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly

Odame,

Amoako‐Sakyi,

Abane

et al. 2023

Geography and Environment

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Access to public transport increases vulnerable people's social mobility, facilitates economic integration and improves general well‐being. This is possible given the low vehicular acquisition and low cost required to enjoy public transport services. Unfortunately, the discourse on the responsiveness of public transport services to the disability community in the Global South has been viewed from users' perspectives, leaving out key stakeholders whose actions impact persons with disability (PWDs') mobility needs. This study seeks to fill the gap by exploring stakeholders' responses to the travel needs of commuters with disability in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Employing an exploratory research design, this study purposively engaged five national stakeholders on transport and disability issues. All interviews and transcripts were transcribed using MaxQDA. The qualitative data analysis was iterative as the study adopted a thematic analytical approach to explore participants' opinions. From the data, all stakeholders did not have a disability‐inclined transport agenda or policy despite making various attempts to meet the travel needs of PWDs. Some attempts include the reliance on one's discretion as seen in the case of transport operators, while other stakeholders appeared to offer little support due to financial and administrative bottlenecks. Transport‐oriented stakeholders cared little about PWD while disability‐oriented stakeholders cared little about transport issues. This study recommends a consultative action framework to guide all stakeholders in ensuring the delivery of barrier‐free transport services to the disability community.

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Section: Social Model Of Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%