General News of Thursday, 29 June 2017Source: classfmonline.comGovernment to employ more PWDs to man toll boothsVice President, Mahamudu BawumiaVice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said the Akufo-Addo-led government will implement the Disability Act, Act 715, to assist Persons with Disability (PWDs). According to him, the act will ensure that all buildings across the country are made accessible to PwDs. “Aside getting Persons with Disability employed, the Ministry of Roads and Highways is rolling out policies to ensure the recruitment of Persons with Disability. Once this process is completed, Persons with Disability will constitute not less than 50 per cent of the people employed to operate toll booths across the country. We need to have a strategy of making sure that persons with disability attain that employment status.”

Source: GhanaWeb June 29, 2017 18:11 UTC