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Juventus Duorinaah: Man Makes History as the 1st Person with Hearing Impairment to Graduate from Law School
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Juventus Duorinaah: Man Makes History as the 1st Person with Hearing Impairment to Graduate from Law School

by  Ebenezer Agbey Quist 2 min read
  • A law student from the University of Ghana by the name Juventus Duorinaah becomes the first person with hearing impairment to finish law school in Ghana
  • Juventus is also the Executive Director at the Ghana National Association of the Deaf
  • His dream is to engage in strategy litigation to advance the rights of persons with disabilities

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Juventus Duorinaah, a gentleman in Ghana has made history by becoming the very first person with a hearing impairment to graduate from law school in the country.

Announcing the brilliant feat on social media, the University of Ghana Law Students' Union stated on their official Twitter handle that the young man painstakingly completed his law program with his main means of communication being the Ghanaian Sign Language.

Educational history

Juventus, who is also the Executive Director at the Ghana National Association of the Deaf, according to his LinkedIn profile, previously had his B.A in Sociology and Political Science at the University of Ghana.

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Juventus Duorinaah Makes History as the 1st Person with Hearing Impairment to Graduate Law School
Juventus Duorinaah: 1st Person with Hearing Impairment to Graduate Law School Credit: @ug_lsu
Source: Twitter

Prior to that, he was a student of the Wa School for the Deaf (WADEAF) for his Basic Education after which he attended Secondary Technical/School for the Deaf in Mampong Akwapim.

According to the history maker, his aspiration is to become a qualified human rights lawyer in the very near future.

With that, Juventus Duorinaah hopes to rather than engage in advocacy, engage in strategy litigation to advance the rights of persons with disabilities.

See the Twitter post below:

In other news, a brilliant Ghanaian lady with the name Christine Selikem Lassey, has graduated from the University of Ghana as the Valedictorian with a finishing grade of 3.75.

After completing Accra Girls Senior High School in 2017, Christine gained admission to the University of Ghana, Legon where she pursued a bachelors degree in Law majoring in International Law and Legal studies.

In a post sighted by YEN.com.gh on her LinkedIn profile, the gorgeous young lady said she bagged three honour awards as well.

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Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.

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