The Disabled and our roads

  Roads being a means of transport, pedestrians are seen on the sides of the road. These pedestrians are mostly seen either standing by the road or walking along the sides of the road. They sometimes try to find means of getting to the other side of the road and they normally do this by crossing the road using the zebra crossings or footbridges.
  Footbridges are bridges designed for pedestrians to enable them move from one side of the road to the other. These footbridges are mostly found on highways. The pedestrians  who use these footbridges include men, women and children whether able bodied or disabled.
  When footbridges are constructed, all categories of people need to be considered including the disabled. An example of a footbridge which considers the disabled is the footbridge at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle which links one side of the road, a trading centre to the other side of  the road, a lorry station.
  The Footbridge at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle has one side of it in a form of a stairs where those who can use it can access it and the other side of the footbridge with a smooth surface where those with wheelchairs can access. Likewise the footbridge at "Lapaz" close to the "Abrantie" Spot which has only one part in a form a stairs. People with wheelchairs can not access this footbridge so they have to walk move their wheelchair all the way to the traffic light to be able to cross the road since there is no zebra crossing in the road.

A footbridge at Lapaz

  It seems the disabled are not considered when constructing footbridges now-a-days because most of the footbridges constructed recently have only the stairs part which makes it difficult for the disabled to get to the other side of the road.

Beneath the Footbridge at Lapaz

  I think the government needs to consider the disable because if they do not, it seems like they are discriminating which is not right. The disabled are also citizens in the country and the vote during election making them part of the decision making process. Taking them into consideration will make Ghana a better place for them to be.

A video of the Footbridge at Lapaz

An audio on footbridges