Mr Dadzie sent her to a good sec
nondary school .It was while she was
there that she met a lady who became
very fond of her.Like Mr Dadzie the first
time the woman set eyes on Abena she
became interested in her, and after get
ting to know that she was academically
good and was of good behavior, she
offered to take her abroad for treatment.
Abenn, therefore, introduced her new
friend to Mr Dadzie who readily agreed
to the lady,s requcest.

vided her with all the tings needed
and put in a good school.All that
while, he was ding his best to help cure
Abena of her disability but to no avail
He. however, did not lose hope. While in
school . Abena put in her best and passed
the BECE with distinction.

Luckily for her, a stranger who was
passing by had pity on her helped had
when the stranger found out that she had
nobody to take care of her , he decided to
help. The mam , Mr Dadlzie , took her to her
family house and sought permission from
her relatives to take care of Abena. Because
nobody cared about her , the fam ily reanbily
accepted Mr Dadzie ,s proposal

One day , as Abena was returning from the riverside after fetching water   she fell
down, broke her pot and sustained some injuries.  She could not even stand on her
feet. She felt so sorry for herself and began
to weep

doing such difficult tasks. She put no tattered clothes because there was nobody to buy new ones ones for her. Through all her difficulties , Abena believed that her  situ ation wold improve some day .She did not allow her disability to kill her God given talents.

As disabled person, it was not easy for her to run errands for people for
money, but she struggled to do so to make ends meet . She believed that if she had
money , but she struggled to do so to make ends meet .She believed that if she had
someone to take care of her , she would not be

With the rejection by her mother.s family. Abena nad nobody else to depend
on for food.Most of the time she fed no leftover food from other people.s homes
and alms people gave her . She was help

Abena,s mother put plan into action and left her daughter to her fate. Abena, therefore, grew up without any parental care. Her mother,s family also rejected her because of her disability .They always said she was hopeless and had nothing to offer them even if they beeped her 

Disability is no hindrance

Her mother was also worried because those in her community gos siped about her for having given birth to a physically-challenged child .She thought over her problem both day and night and finally decided to abandon .Abena and leave the village entirely for another place where nobody could locate her

Diability is no hindance

Disability is no hidrance

Ong long ago there lived a girl called Abena who was horn physically challenged .She was deformed in one leg and limped badly. That worried her mother a lot kuowing well how physically challenged children were treated and not given the opportunited to explore their talents fully 

I want all disable people to stand up and fight for our rights. We
                                        are all equal !

Everything you do
and think about has an
impact. directly
or indirectly
    no your future      

school is good for me

'Intellectually disabled' writer calls out the media’s lack of diversity

A 28-year-old writer living with intellectual disability has bemoaned the attitude of the media towards persons living with disabilities, saying issues regarding their challenges and successes are not often and appropriately highlighted.

Muktar Mohammed Abu, who is also a blogger, told Morning Starr host Kafui Dey, he wants to become a journalist in order to properly project the right perception and “possibly” influence the attitude of society towards persons living with such conditions.

Mukeey as he is more affectionately called said he started blogging in 2012 and often feels a sense of fulfilment when he successfully makes a post.

According to him, becoming a journalist will help him achieve his ultimate goal and give him the right platform to educate people and help them understand what goes on in their world.

“I want people to understand disability” he said.

A post on Muktar’s blog, mukeeydisabilityconsult.blogspot.com, on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 reads;

THINGS THAT PEOPLE WITH INTELLCTUAL DISABILITIES WANT YOU KNOW

Don.t feel sorry for me I enjoy life and can make yours a little brighter. But only if you let me
If we respect each other we can learn from each other. Let me try to do my best, I may take banger and need your patience but might surprise you with what l can.
Don,t do things for me ask me if l went help I am pround of my work even if it is not per pect.
And please do not go back and do it.

Mukeey has been a student at one of Ghana’s premier Special Education Institutions, New Horizon School for 18 years.

The institution provides its students with both formal education and vocational training and employment for adults who have intellectual disability.

Learn more about Mukeey in this report put together by Starr News reporter Esi Benewaa Nyame:

http://starrfmonline.com/1.1971536