People with disabilities in Ghana and other developing economies are discriminated
against in many fundamental elements of human empowerment such as education and
employment. While some employers are unwilling to hire, the educational systems do not
provide enabling environment for a good education. This paper explores employment and
educational attainment among people with disabilities. Although, people with disabilities have
low employment probabilities, our finding suggests that education increases their chance of
employment. Moreover, while women with disabilities are dually disadvantaged in the labour
market, educational facilities far from home lead to improvement in disabled children’s
educational achievements.