Making Distance Education Inclusive to Students with Disabilities through ICTs in Higher Education Institutions in Zambia – A Concept Paper

Abstract

In a world where the provision of education for persons with disabilities has been a long time battle and still is, worsened by natural circumstances such as the Covid 19 pandemic requiring social distancing, a new thinking of broadening the education opportunities for students with disabilities through distance education emerges. This paper provides a reflection on the possibilities of utilising distance education to broaden the education opportunities for students with disabilities in teacher education institutions that offer distance education. With the help of literature review, the paper discusses the opportunities of using distance education as an avenue for delivering inclusive education to students with disabilities and finally makes recommendations.