Prof. Margaret Kamar

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• 3 May 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: The right of access to information delivered in a suitable and legible medium of instruction in the education system. What is suitable? We have different disabilities disadvantage our young learners differently. If you are not able to translate the materials to a media that can be utilised by different groups of disabilities, it becomes a challenge and a restriction to the learning of these students. Therefore, that is a very important clause in this Bill that, access is not only accessing education. You must access it in quality, but also you must access information that is delivered in a suitable ... view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 7, in particular, elaborates on the responsibility of the national Government as being borne by the Cabinet Secretary (CS), response responsible for matters relating to education. These functions of the national Government, if I may mention a few, are as follows: To adopt and monitor the implementation of the policy for the provision of education to learners with disabilities. Just as they monitor the implementation of policies regarding all others, we are also providing that in this Bill. The other one is that the national Government should take measures to create opportunities and an environment ... view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: to decide at what level they are going to enter the different levels of education. This is one area where the national Government must provide guiding policies. The national Government must formulate programs and put in place structures for the provision of home-based, non-formal, adult continuing alternative, online, free and appropriate public education. This is a very delicate area because some children will need home-based education. One of the clauses of this Bill, we are also saying even if a child has to receive home-based education, the Government must take responsibility for the provision of somebody to take care of ... view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: ‘A county government shall be responsible for the implementation and effective and efficient delivery of special needs education concerning the learning Responsibilities of county governments. The Learners with Disabilities Bill, 2023 institutions falling within their mandate under the Constitution.’ Which institutions are within the mandate of the county governments? There are two sets of institutions. There are the pre-primary schools or early childhood learning centres; that is, where the beginning of education is. We do not want these children to be view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: left out even in childhood. They must be in school at that stage, if not for anything; for interaction with other children so that they can interact and play because childhood is learning and play. The county governments must, therefore, take responsibility to ensure that a child with a disability is in those kinds of schools which will require a lot of changes as far as the schools are concerned to make sure that we have these children in school. Part Three of the Bill, which contains Clauses 9 to 19, deals with the registration, and management of special needs ... view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: I misread my time for 20 minutes. Thank you so much. Clause 12 of the Bill explains the process of admission of the learner with a disability. Clause 13 provides for the management of an education institution for learners with disabilities, which shall comprise a provision for the Board, one person, elected amongst the parents of learners with disability. We have provided for one representative of teachers, non-teaching staff and two persons with experience in matters relating to special needs education. I have visited several schools for children with disabilities. I am also privileged to have been a Member of ... view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view