Ghana, West Africa is roughly the same size of the State of Oregon in the United States. Here are a few quick comparisons and differences:
Oregon has ONE state school for the Deaf (OSD)
Ghana has THIRTEEN schools for the Deaf
Oregon School for the Deaf has both residential and day students
Ghana has both residential and day schools for the Deaf
Oregon School for the Deaf has 110 deaf students
Ghana has 2,730 deaf students on record currently in Deaf schools (thousands of others not attending)
The numbers speak loudly.
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