deafblindness is a handicap minorities and Kenya, there are 10 specialized centers only. Edwin Osundwa written on the steps that are performed to make education more inclusive
In the coming months, a new program will be implemented in 10 blind Kenyan education in special schools units. This is the result of a collaboration between the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE), which will hopefully lead to a better quality of education for deaf-blind children in the country Kenya Sense and international.
Many specialized teachers struggled without a curriculum. Classes can be chaotic, lack of management and teachers have asked us what they could do to ensure good ground is covered and how to measure children's progress.
The result KIE approached to ask if they wanted to work with us to create a new national program for children who are deaf and blind. In the coming months, we worked with KIE bring us a lot of practical experience working with deaf-blind children and their families and the desire to create a program that would improve the quality of education for children and allow us to measure their progress.
also organized for parents of deaf-blind children and teachers to share their views on what should be included in the new program. Parents often have their own vision of the skills a child deaf-blind need help around the house or that your child has found most useful to learn at school. Was essential that were included in the process.
One of the biggest challenges we face at work was the level of bureaucracy that had to be forded to introduce the new program. This ranged from delays in the approval of certain sections of the curriculum for small repairs that take a long time. Teachers with whom we work are often frustrated by the time required for the new curriculum to make, hoping to see results sooner rather than later. There was also a general election during which meant some idle while new leaders have taken aspects. As with any major project, disputes over money for the resources available has also been a difficult and remains a challenge.
However, the hard work has paid off and the resulting new program will ensure that students receive constant blind education that meets your needs and can help you prepare for life after school.
There are about 17,000 deafblind people in Kenya, without the intervention and support that many of them are short and lonely lives. The school and the possibility of a formal education is not always an option for these children. For some families, the distance to an appropriate educational placement is too much or too high cost of boarding fees. In Tanzania, the government pays for, and we encourage the Kenyan government to adopt a similar policy. The next big project for us is the development of a standard program for those who are educated at home to ensure that they receive the same benefits that children in schools. We have received funding for this work and will start in September AusAID.
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