Effects Of Locatilon On Enrolment Of Physically Impaired Learners In Regular Primary Schools In Riana Zone, Homabay District

ABSTRACT

The study aims at investigating on how location (physical environment) affect the

enrolment of the physically impaired learners in regular primary schools in Riana

zone, Homabay district, The objectri es of the study included among others the state

of the physically impaired learners in regular primary schools, categories of learners

with physical impairment, methods used to support learners with physical impairment

and the effects of location on the enrolment of the physically impaired learners. The

instrument s used to collect data were questionnaires. The findings indicated that there

n crc many teachers who lack knon ledge of special education. This has led to poor

methods of teaching hence bad pci for riarice by the learners. Many students have

dropped out of school iahich has made the physically impaired be labeled illiterate.

The study recommended that teachers be trained in special education in order to

handle the disabled appropriateF’. Thai chi,d protection aws be enacted and put into

force to help protect the physically impaired. Sensitization programmes to educate

the public on disabilities especially the ph~ sically impaired,

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