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Poverty alleviation among persons with disabilities via United Nations' sustainable development goals in Ghana: voices of stakeholders with disabilities
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Opoku, MP and F, J and Swabey, K and Pullen, D and Dowden, T, Poverty alleviation among persons with disabilities via United Nations' sustainable development goals in Ghana: voices of stakeholders with disabilities, Sustainable Development, 27, (1) pp. 175-182. ISSN 1099-1719 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
DOI: doi:10.1002/sd.1899
Abstract
Consistently, it has been reported that persons with disabilities face multiple challenges in societies and thus it is important that deliberate intervention programs are initiated to empower them to overcome exclusion. The United Nations has taken the lead through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) project, which is a framework for assisting countries and donors in their efforts to alleviate poverty. This article documented the experiences of persons with disabilities with respect to global efforts towards poverty reduction via SDGs. Face‐to‐face interviews were conducted with 48 individuals with disabilities (hearing loss n = 11, visual impairment n = 15, and physical disability n = 22) who were drawn from four districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Analysis of the interview data revealed common themes related to hardship, poverty, limited access to education, and underemployment. The results indicated that the SDG project engendered little tangible improvement in the lives of persons with disabilities. The need for concerted efforts to address barriers faced by individuals with disabilities is discussed extensively.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | equity in society, Ghana, poverty alleviation, stakeholders with disabilities, SustainableDevelopment Goals |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Health and community services |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
Objective Field: | Pedagogy |
UTAS Author: | Opoku, MP (Mr Max Opoku) |
UTAS Author: | F, J (Dr J F) |
UTAS Author: | Swabey, K (Professor Karen Swabey) |
UTAS Author: | Pullen, D (Dr Darren Pullen) |
ID Code: | 128425 |
Year Published: | 2019 (online first 2018) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 29 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2018-09-21 |
Last Modified: | 2021-10-20 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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