Lydia Abayie Acquah, a hearing-impaired Ghanaian woman, has defied the odds with her academic achievement.
She earned a master's degree in Technology Management from the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa.
Lydia subsequently received admission to the Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.
Lydia Abayie Acquah, a student with a hearing impairment, has defied the obstacles and earned a master's degree from the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) in Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana.
Lydia learned to speak before becoming deaf, as she was born hearing and only developed the condition at age ten, as reported by Ghanaweb. As a result, she can partially hear but cannot speak.
Lydia exerted a great deal of effort, overcame every obstacle she encountered in primary, secondary, and tertiary education, and ultimately, at the 14th Congregation of the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa, which just concluded.
The academic achievements of hearing-impaired pupil Lydia Abayie Acquah
She graduated from the Master of Business Technology Management (MBTM) Programme with a Management Information Systems (MIS) concentration and a Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of 76.60%.
Lydia studied sign language at the Akuapim Mampong Secondary Technical School for the Deaf before enrolling at the University of Ghana to pursue business administration (human resource option).
Lydia has been accepted to Gallaudet institution in Washington, D.C., a private federally chartered research institution for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing, to pursue a Master's in linguistics.
She aims to become a linguist in order to assist the Ghanaian deaf community in developing their language.