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Exposing the protected: Ghana’s disability laws and the rights of disabled people

Joseph OcranDepartment of Social Sciences, Central University, Tema, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 663-668 | Received 17 Jun 2018, Accepted 30 Nov 2018, Published online: 04 Mar 2019

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