Visually impaired students and their examination woes

What you need to know:

  • Education stakeholders met at the Julius Nyerere Conventional Centre in Dar es Salaam during the launch. The findings aimed at establishing if inclusive schools in Tanzania have required settings to accommodate children with special needs and whether education policies and programmes respond to diverse needs of learners during teaching and learning. Presenting the findings, Dr Luca Mkonongwa from Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) said the study was conducted in public primary and secondary schools with visually impaired learners.