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Inclusive teaching and learning for children with visual impairments

This teachers’ guide identifies ways in which children with visual impairments (children who are blind and children with low vision) can be included in mainstream schools in sub-Saharan Africa.

Read the guide in French (pdf)

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Sightsavers and disability rights

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

At the CIES conference, there were many examples of innovative uses of digital technology, but strategies for reaching children with disabilities were rarely discussed.

Veronica Stapleton, April 2025

Minahil, who wears spectacles, smiles broadly as she sits at her classroom desk.

News / Education /

We attended the conference in Chicago on 22-26 March to share Sightsavers’ expertise, engage with the education community and explore how we can help to transform inclusive education.

March 2025

Sightsavers’ programme officer Salome Njeri Mbugua-Mutua receives the award on stage alongside two academy instructors.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The IT Bridge Academy, which supports young people with disabilities to train for a career in IT, received the accolade from technology company Cisco.

February 2025

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Inclusive teaching and learning for children with visual impairments

Inclusive teaching and learning for children with visual impairments

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To achieve quality education for all, disability inclusion is critical

Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2025

Sightsavers’ IT Bridge Academy wins top-performing academy award

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