This working paper looks at the factors associated with Ghanaian Sign
Language (GSL) emergence and development. The paper answered two main
questions: 1) To what extent was oralism propagated in Ghana? and 2)
what/who are the key players to GSL development in Ghana? This paper relied
on both secondary and primary data to answer the research questions.
The result shows that educators faced numerous challenges in their effort to adopt oralism, which
allowed the Deaf to be resilient in making sign language thrive amidst the
context of oralism. Another key findings in this paper were unearthing some
of the forgotten Ghanaian heroes and key contributors to GSL development