General News of Monday, 1 April 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgBlind student graduates with first classJames Yelsong (right) was presented with a special awardA 25-year-old blind student, James Yelsong, was among the only three candidates who graduated with first class in Diploma in Basic Education (DBE) from Nusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya (NJA) College of Education last Saturday. He also said fortitude, persistence and discipline, as well as support and patience of his teachers, helped crowned his success. The College also refurbished a learning centre with five Perkins Braille machines, six well-tailored desktop computers to support learning of blind students. The Principal appealed to government to intervene in order to mitigate the situation for smooth academic work to go on. The campus streets are also unfriendly for blind students.

Source: GhanaWeb April 01, 2019 15:33 UTC