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Collaborations to address barriers for people with communication disabilities in Ghana: Considering the World Report on Disability

Catherine CrowleyTeachers College Columbia University, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Miriam BaigorriTeachers College Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Clement NtimNkawkaw Unit School, Ghana Ministry of Education, Division of Special Education, Nkawkaw, Ghana
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Belinda BukariEffiduasi Unit School, Ghana Ministry of Education, Division of Special Education, Effiduasi, Ghana
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Albert OseibagyinaKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Emmanuel KitcherKorle Bu Teaching Hospital at University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Albert PaintsilKorle Bu Teaching Hospital at University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Opoku Ware AmpomahKorle Bu Teaching Hospital at University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Anthony LaingKorle Bu Teaching Hospital at University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Pages 53-57 | Published online: 16 Jan 2013

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