During proceedings in Parliament on Wednesday, Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, made a compelling appeal for immediate legislative and policy reforms to improve the lives of students with special needs - particularly those at the Senior High Technical School for the Deaf in Mampong.
In his address, Awuku urged the House not to treat the issue as a call for sympathy but as a demand for fairness and equal opportunity.
According to him, the students are not asking for special treatment; they are simply seeking equity in a system that continues to overlook their basic needs.
Calling for Parliament to play a more active role in translating policy into practical change, Awuku proposed that his statement be referred to a joint sitting of the Committees on Education; Gender, Children and Social Protection; and Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
