De-constructing disability: perspectives of persons with disability (PWD) in an African city
The dynamic context of people’s worldviews has resulted in different perspectives on the concept of disability. Inasmuch these narratives shed light on the multiplicity of definitions and connotations ascribed to disability, the literature on this subject has mostly been done in the Western world wh...
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| description | The dynamic context of people’s worldviews has resulted in different perspectives on the concept of disability. Inasmuch these narratives shed light on the multiplicity of definitions and connotations ascribed to disability, the literature on this subject has mostly been done in the Western world while ignoring the contextual setting of African countries like Ghana. This study explores the perspectives of persons with disability (PWDs) on the definition and connotation of disability in Ghana’s capital city of Accra by employing a qualitative research design. A sample of 50 PWDs were engaged through snowball and convenient sampling. The study’s findings reveal PWDs’ rejection of connotation that likens disability to sickness or a faulty population group. Despite this revelation, PWDs admitted that poor connotation of disability further reinforces doubt about their desire to prove themselves as valuable members of society. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e7c5cb99ea9345d696614eaabd81e4b32025-08-20T03:47:58ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862025-12-0111110.1080/23311886.2025.2464447De-constructing disability: perspectives of persons with disability (PWD) in an African cityPrince Kwame Odame0Regina Obilie Amoako-Sakyi1Albert Abane2Dominic Edem Hotor3Department of Geography Education, University of Education, Winneba, GhanaDepartment of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaDepartment of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaThe dynamic context of people’s worldviews has resulted in different perspectives on the concept of disability. Inasmuch these narratives shed light on the multiplicity of definitions and connotations ascribed to disability, the literature on this subject has mostly been done in the Western world while ignoring the contextual setting of African countries like Ghana. This study explores the perspectives of persons with disability (PWDs) on the definition and connotation of disability in Ghana’s capital city of Accra by employing a qualitative research design. A sample of 50 PWDs were engaged through snowball and convenient sampling. The study’s findings reveal PWDs’ rejection of connotation that likens disability to sickness or a faulty population group. Despite this revelation, PWDs admitted that poor connotation of disability further reinforces doubt about their desire to prove themselves as valuable members of society.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2025.2464447DisabilityidentityAccrasuperstitionqualitativeAfrican Studies |
| spellingShingle | Prince Kwame Odame Regina Obilie Amoako-Sakyi Albert Abane Dominic Edem Hotor De-constructing disability: perspectives of persons with disability (PWD) in an African city Cogent Social Sciences Disability identity Accra superstition qualitative African Studies |
| title | De-constructing disability: perspectives of persons with disability (PWD) in an African city |
| title_full | De-constructing disability: perspectives of persons with disability (PWD) in an African city |
| title_fullStr | De-constructing disability: perspectives of persons with disability (PWD) in an African city |
| title_full_unstemmed | De-constructing disability: perspectives of persons with disability (PWD) in an African city |
| title_short | De-constructing disability: perspectives of persons with disability (PWD) in an African city |
| title_sort | de constructing disability perspectives of persons with disability pwd in an african city |
| topic | Disability identity Accra superstition qualitative African Studies |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2025.2464447 |
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