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Access to mobility devices by adults with mobility impairments in the Winneba municipality in the central region of Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Gborti, W.L
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-23T13:36:56Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-23T13:36:56Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/835
dc.description A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (SPECIAL EDUCATION) DEGREE SEPTEMBER, 2018 en_US
dc.description.abstract The purpose of this study was to explore access to mobility devices by adults with mobility impairments in the Winneba Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. The study adopted Penchansky and Thomas’s Theory of Access and Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory as the theoretical frameworks for the study. The research design used was a case study. The population for the study was forty (40) adults with mobility impairments including twenty-five (25) males and fifteen (15) females. The sample size was ten (10) including six (6) males and four (4) females. The purposive and stratified sampling techniques were used to select the sample size. Face-to-face interviews were conducted as a means of eliciting responses from the participants, with the use of semi-structured interview guide. The findings from the study revealed that participants relied on donor support, family members and other charitable organizations as sources to access mobility services. Participants also confirmed that there were several benefits of accessing mobility devices including independent ambulation, daily living activities and social support services. Some of the barriers to accessing mobility services were financial constraints, donor scarcity, unavailability of mobility devices and lack of awareness about finding mobility devices. It is therefore suggested that measures need to be taken to improve access to mobility devices for adults who needs the services. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Education,Winneba en_US
dc.subject Mobility devices en_US
dc.subject Mobility impairments en_US
dc.title Access to mobility devices by adults with mobility impairments in the Winneba municipality in the central region of Ghana en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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