Mogae advocates exclusive schools for the deaf

He was speaking during the Botswana Society for the Deaf (BSD) awareness week at the Maun Sports Complex. The day was held under the theme: “Enough said, but none heard”.

Mogae said a situation where deaf students are studying side-by-side their peers who do not have disabilities is not right as it inconveniences students with disabilities. He was referring to the Revised National Policy on Education of 1994 which made it mandatory for children with special needs to be integrated with their peers to prepare them for future social integration. He said there is a need for funding for the schools for the deaf.