Deaf Zimbabwe Trust Pins Hope On New Education Policy
26 May 2019
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Own Correspondent| The Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DZT) called for the speed completion of the education policy which they hope will ensure that children with disabilities are given equal rights to education.

Addressing journalist in Harare, Thursday DZT Executive Director Barbra Nyangairi said the new bill should address issues of inclusivity especially of communities that were not catered for.

“DZT requests that the inclusive education policy be completed because it will create school environments that meet the needs of children with disabilities and ultimately improve the learning outcomes of learners with disabilities. Inclusive education requires that attitudinal and environmental barriers to learning are addressed” said Nyangairi.

Despite Zimbabwe having a sign language sylllabus for learners with hearing impairment, Nyangairi said it was not being used hence depriving children with disability.

“Zimbabwe has developed a sign language syllabus from ECD to Grade 3 and this is yet to be implemented thus prejudicing learners who are deaf. In addition there is need to develop the sign language syllabus for Grade 4 to Ordinary level. There are deaf learners in the schools prejudiced because of lack of sign language syllabus” she said

DZT says inclusive education is a human rights based approach which recognises that its barriers must be removed from society to ensure that all children achieve their potential.