Nigeria like every other society is made up of individuals with and without one form of disabilities or the other. Those with disabilities ranges from average physical, sociopsychological and mental behaviours and as a result cannot properly benefit from the regular educational program. Hence, educating students with disabilities in Nigeria comes with some enormous challenges. Thus, this paper takes a look at the challenges confronting education of students with disabilities. The paper first discusses the concept of special education, before taking a look at the meaning and classification of students with disabilities. Eight classifications of students with disabilities were made in this paper, while two strategies for educating students with
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For instance, Mba (1991) opined that special education is an ideal general education in which individual differences are considered and provided for. Adima, Ladipo and Abosi (1981), in Oladejo (2001) defined special education as an aspect of education that treats people as individuals and makes allowances for the use of special equipment and methods of teaching according to individual needs. Special education has also been described as classroom or private instructions involving unconventional techniques, materials, exercises, facilities and subject matter designed for children and adults who have physical deformities, behavioural disorders or learning disabilities (Osakwe, …show more content…
These definitions are relevant to the present discourse, even though, special education is not meant for the disabled only.
Meaning and Classifications of Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities, otherwise known as People with special needs are those people with one form of disabilities or the other, capable of limiting their involvement and participation in the regular educational programmes, and subsequently affect their academic performance and functionality in the society. They can be classified into eight, with respect to the type and nature of their disability problems. These classifications are as discussed in turn below:
· The Hearing Impaired: These are people with little or no ability to hear sounds through one ear (unilateral impairment) or both ears (bilateral impairment). They can be totally deaf or hard-of-hearing.
· The Visually Impaired: These individuals have difficulties in one or more functions of their visual system. They are also either totally blind or partially
For instance, Mba (1991) opined that special education is an ideal general education in which individual differences are considered and provided for. Adima, Ladipo and Abosi (1981), in Oladejo (2001) defined special education as an aspect of education that treats people as individuals and makes allowances for the use of special equipment and methods of teaching according to individual needs. Special education has also been described as classroom or private instructions involving unconventional techniques, materials, exercises, facilities and subject matter designed for children and adults who have physical deformities, behavioural disorders or learning disabilities (Osakwe, …show more content…
These definitions are relevant to the present discourse, even though, special education is not meant for the disabled only.
Meaning and Classifications of Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities, otherwise known as People with special needs are those people with one form of disabilities or the other, capable of limiting their involvement and participation in the regular educational programmes, and subsequently affect their academic performance and functionality in the society. They can be classified into eight, with respect to the type and nature of their disability problems. These classifications are as discussed in turn below:
· The Hearing Impaired: These are people with little or no ability to hear sounds through one ear (unilateral impairment) or both ears (bilateral impairment). They can be totally deaf or hard-of-hearing.
· The Visually Impaired: These individuals have difficulties in one or more functions of their visual system. They are also either totally blind or partially