Yaw Ofori Debrah
Yaw Ofori Debrah (or Yaw Ofori Debra) is a Ghanaian disability rights activist and chairman of the .[1] He was formerly the president of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations, the umbrella body that advocates for the various disability groups in Ghana.[2][3] Prior to that, he was president of the and vice president of the .[4] In 2018, the United States Embassy in Ghana awarded Debra the for his activism and work focused on people with disabilities and disability rights.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Ghana Marks 2019 International Day of Persons With Disabilities". All Africa. December 4, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "My visual impairment would not affect my job – Minister-designate". edition.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations calls for attention". Ghana News Agency. July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Ghana Conference on the Blind Focuses on Technology Advances". VOA News. July 5, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "US Embassy honours 2 Ghanaians with 2018 Martin Luther King Award". Joy Online. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  | This Ghanaian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Living people
- Ghanaian disability rights activists
- Ghanaian people with disabilities
- Ghanaian people stubs