Educational Challenges Of Integra Ted Blind Students The Case Of Soddo Comprehensiv High School

This sll/dy has Iried 10 find 0111 Ihe educalional challenges Ihal blind sludel11s face illrnlerllls of variolls educaliollal aspecIs: learning ellvironll1enl. curricular co/1Iellls andrnIhcir prescllialiolls. classroolll illieraciions. oblaining and usillg special lIlalerials alldrnservices al Soado COlllprehclIS in' High School. The views of Ihe blilld Sfuaelll.'. sUlIlernsighted studellls allli the panic/jmtillg teachers of the illtegratioll of the blilld studelltsrnill/() regillar classes hm'e beell a{{ell/pted /() be invesligated. The pertillelll j ustific atiollsrno/the sllbjects to supporf their respective views are also tried to be(olilld au/. 111 orderrnto allaill the stated goals. two sets of questionnaire, one sel for the blind studen/s andrnthe other set for the participating teachers. were used as a primGly tool to col/ect data.rnInterviews with the school principal and the school librarian, focus group discussionrnwith 8 Sighted sludents and observations to the blind students and some importantrnsellings in the school have been held j ust to supplement the data gathered through thernsets of questionnaires. It has been found out that the blind students experience severalrnsevere problems in all the educational areas already mentioned above.rn• Classroom furnitu re together with its arrangement and the layoU/of the schoolrncompound are not convenielll forji-ee movement.rn• No modifications and adaptations are made to curricular contents and theirrnteaching approaches.rn• There is a serious shortage of special materials and equipment in the school. Norntrainings are offered to use fhe materials and equipment.rn• Th ere are no special services such as resource room services, guidance andrncounseling services and mobility and orientation services in the school. ThernlibrGlY services are also velT meager.rn• It seems that there is no effective interaction between the sighted and the blindrnstudents in the school. The majority of blind students claim that they are hardlyrntreated properly by the regular teachers.

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