The Brong-Ahafo Regional Branch of the Ghana Blind Union, on Monday commended the Government for ratification of the United Nations Convention on the right of persons with disability.
It expressed the hope that the ratification would be followed by positive actions for the absolute wellbeing of the blind.
The commendation was contained in a communiqué signed Mr Ebenezer Nsoah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Chairman of the group, after its general meeting at Techiman, copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA).
It called on the Government to fulfill its promise of increasing the disability fund from two per cent to three per cent as captured in the national budget.
The communiqué expressed worry about the delay in the enactment of Legislative Instrument to back the Disability Act, and called on the Government to facilitate its passage before the end of the year.
It noted that people with disabilities would suffer the consequences of any post and pre election violence, and appealed to political parties and stakeholders to ensure peaceful polls in December.