Bwana Mkubwa Member of Parliament Dr. Jonas Chanda has observed the need for children with special needs to have access to quality education.
Dr. Chanda says he is advocating for good educational services for children with “special needs” such as blindness, deafness, mental and physical incapacitation or disability.
He adds that he is further lobbying government for an “inclusive model” which creates separate classes for children with special needs, or integrates those children with special needs who can cope in other classes.
“Chipata Open Day Community School in Lusaka’s Chipata compound has an “inclusive model” for children with special needs which can be adapted by Ministry of General Education for government schools,” he said.
“An “inclusive model” is better and more humane than building separate “special schools” in distant places which are inaccessible by the children and their parents/guardians.”
He said he is further lobbying government to train more specialized teachers for children with special needs.
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