{"id":2308,"date":"2025-01-16T10:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=2308"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:32:04","slug":"cape-coast-university-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/academics\/cape-coast-university-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Disability Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In partnership with the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion, internationally renowned scholar Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie, PhD, has created several opportunities to explore disabilities studies through a global perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"featured-cta-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-gray\" id=\"CTA\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 details\">\n                <h2 class=\"h3\">Take an award-winning online course: May 18 to August 7, 2026<\/h2>        <p><strong>Each summer, Dr. Komabu-Pomeyie teaches <em>Global Disability Studies<\/em>, <\/strong>a course examining global aspects of disability. This course is fully online and can be taken alone or as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/cess\/doe\/program\/disability-studies-certificate-graduate-study\">UVM graduate certificate or micro-certificate in Disability Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.uvm.edu\/news\/uvm-faculty-sefakor-komabu-pomeyie-and-marie-vea-recognized-with-the-2022-prelock-online-teaching-award\/\">In 2022, Dr. Komabu-Pomeyie earned the Prelock Online Teaching Award for this course<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                <ul class=\"buttons-list\">\n                      <li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.uvm.edu\/course\/202606\/61516\/summer-2026\/special-education\/globaldisabilitystudies-africa\/EDSP-5260-OL1\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Register now, seats available!<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media\">\n        <figure>\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sefakor-solo-555x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two-md size-three-two-md\" alt=\"A Black woman in her forties with hair in loose, curled locs to her shoulders sits smiling, in a gold and cobalt short-sleeved top\" \/>        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"featured-cta-block d-flex uvm-block wp-full-width bg-white\" id=\"CTA\">\n  <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n    <div class=\"row overview-columns align-items-center\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 details\">\n                <h2 class=\"h3\">Bringing University of Cape Coast to Vermont<\/h2>        <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/international.ucc.edu.gh\/getting-started\">International Certificate in Disability Studies<\/a> offers students a chance to learn more about people with disabilities on an international level.<\/p>\n<p>In a partnership with both the University of Cape Coast and the University of Minnesota, this revolutionary program supports people with disabilities in describing and pursuing community change.<\/p>\n\n                <ul class=\"buttons-list\">\n                      <li><a href=\"https:\/\/international.ucc.edu.gh\/getting-started\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Learn more and register<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"mailto:sefakor.komabu-pomeyie@uvm.edu\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Contact Dr. Komabu-Pomeyie for more details.<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 media\">\n        <figure>\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UCC-750x500.png\" class=\"attachment-three-two-md size-three-two-md\" alt=\"University of Cape Coast coat of arms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UCC-750x500.png 750w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UCC-1500x1000.png 1500w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UCC-120x80.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Testimonials about international disability studies program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"International Disability Studies Program- UCC Global Disability Course\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5C_i6zxZm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"International Disability Studies Program: UCC Global Disability Class 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yNdYUYvFYfE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In partnership with the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion, internationally renowned scholar Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie, PhD, has created several opportunities to explore disabilities studies through a global perspective. 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