Mr Attakorah Asamoah Yaw-Poku Junior, National Vice President of the Society for the Physically Challenged, has appealed to the government to hasten the implementation of the disability law enacted by Parliament some few years back.
He said the law would encourage people to respect the rights of people with disabilities.
Mr Yaw-Poku made the appeal in a fraternal message at the three-day bi-annual Ashanti Regional Convention of the Ghana Association of the Blind at Jachie in the Bosomtwe District.
He said the necessary policy support and mechanisms should be put in place to make the law effective.
"Correcting negative perception about people who are visually impaired" was the theme for the Convention.
Mr Alfred Tabi Amponsah, Regional Chairman of the society called on the government and heads of educational institutions to put in place the right conditions for the blind to have easy access to higher education.
Mr Edward Nti Berko, Bosomtwe District Chief Executive challenged the blind to overcome what he said their " inferiority complex" that often sent some of them into the street to beg for money.
He urged them to have self-confidence and strive to acquire skills that would make them self-supporting.
Mr Nti-Berko also appealed to society not to stigmatize the physically challenged, saying they should be treated with the respect they deserve.