Tarkwa (W/R), Feb. 14, GNA - Persons who are mentally challenged should not be neglected by society but should be given special education to make them fit into society, Mr Emmanuel Kwasi Ayensu, Wassa West District Chief Executive has said.
Mr Ayensu said this at the inauguration of the
Hooper Memorial District Assembly Primary Unit for
children with special needs. He advised the teachers to handle children with
disability with extra care and patience in order to
gradually unearth the potentials in them. Mr Ayensu also appealed to parents not to confine
their mentally challenged children to the home but to
bring them out for training. The Hooper Memorial Primary Unit for children with
special needs, which is the 23rd in the country, has 10
pupils; four boys and six girls and is sponsored by the
German Technical Corporation with special training of
teachers by the University of Education at Winneba. Madam Rose Amoah, head teacher, appealed to the
District Assembly, the Ghana Education Service,
philanthropic organizations and the public to come to
the aid of the school. Mr Martin Adu Twum, a specially trained teacher for
the Unit said the children would be trained to acquire
special skills to enable them to fend for themselves
instead of resorting to begging.
