Educating Learners With Visual Impairment In Zambia

There is sight beyond what we see with our naked eyes. The human brain has the power to figure out what we cannot see. Education is a powerful tool which can boost the mind of children without sight to see beyond sight using their finger tips and the remaining senses, and this helps them to learn, write examinations at school, be certified and be employed like any other learner with sight. My passion and full joy lies in seeing children without sight grow, live, work and be educated like anybody else. This book is an illustration on how children without sight can be supported with concerted efforts of others which aims to grant them their right to an education.

About the Author

Annie Penda is a lecturer in the Department of Special Education at Kwame Nkrumah University in Kabwe Zambia and teaches both the undergraduate and post graduate students, and an affiliated member of the Special Education Association of Zambia (SEAZ). She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Education (Special Education) at the University of Zambia, earned a Master’s degree in Special and Inclusive Education from Queen’s University of Belfast in Northern Ireland, and holds a doctorate in Special Education from the University of Zambia. Dr Penda also has a Diploma in Education Management from the National In-Service Teacher Training College (NISTICO) in Chalimbana, a Certificate in Special Education (for learners with visual impairment) from the Zambia Institute for Special Education (ZAMISE), and a Primary Teacher’s Certificate from Kasama Teachers Training College.

Dr Penda has 24 years of teaching experience, including at Saint Therese Secondary School in the Northern Province and at Mporokoso School for the Blind for 13 years. She authored the book Educating our Future Policy and Impact on Education of Visually Impaired in Zambia, and has published several articles in academic journals with a particular interest or focus on learners with visual impairment and learners with disabilities.