Call for Increased Support for Pupils with Disabilities in Education

TLDR

• We have more than 80 students with disabilities at this school.
• The appeal comes amid continued efforts to promote inclusive education in Tanzania, with stakeholders emphasising the need to ensure learners with disabilities have equal access to education, assistive devices and.
• STAKEHOLDERS have been urged to invest more in pupils with disabilities by providing the learning, mobility and other support they need to realise their full academic and career potential.
• Pugu Secondary School headmaster Patrick Boniphace said pupils with disabilities should not be judged by their physical challenges, noting that many have demonstrated the ability to perform as well as, and in some cases.
• Once students with special needs are supported and allowed to continue with their education, they are capable of doing wonders and, in some cases, performing better than students without disabilities,” he said.