Accra, Oct 10, GNA – First Lady Mrs Rebecca
Akufo-Addo has, through her Rebecca Foundation, renovated and fully equipped
the Braille Production Centre, in Accra, by replacing outdated and faulty
equipment at the Centre.
The renovated Centre, also known as the
Braille Press, estimated at GH¢145,000.00 would help increase access to Braille
books.
This would significantly aid the teaching and
learning of the visually impaired students, especially, in learning Grammar,
Languages, Mathematics and Science.
Mrs Akufo-Addo, who is also the Patron of the
School for the Blind, in Akropong Akwapim, has through the renovation,
brought to an end, the usual delays in the supply of Braille textbooks and
other learning materials for the visually impaired.
The renovation exercise, executed under the
Special Projects Initiative of the Rebecca Foundation, was supported by the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
A statement issued by the Office of the First
Lady, on Wednesday, stated that the Project was undertaken in line with the
Foundation’s strategic initiative to improve, in a sustainable manner,
inclusion and access to quality education for all school going children in
Ghana.
It said the lack of adequate supply of Braille
textbooks that had hitherto plagued the teaching and learning of persons with
visual impairment, had been caused by the lack of equipment at the Braille
Production Centre.
“Braille is an extremely important tool for
visually impaired people to become literate and a critical component that
supports educational advancement and increases employment prospects, the
statement explained.
Mrs. Akosua Newman, Operations Director of the
Rebecca Foundation, who on behalf of the First Lady, handed over the Facility
to the Accra Rehabilitation Centre, managers of the Braille Press, asked them to judiciously use the facility so
as to maximise the opportunities it held for the visually impaired.
The Centre is jointly supervised by the
Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service’ Special Education Unit, and
some not for profit organisations that are currently working to improve
education for persons with visual and other reading and writing impairments.
GNA