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A Review of Good Practice in ICT and Special Educational Needs for Africa By Leslie Casely-Hayford and Paul Lynch 8th October, 2003 Summary The aim of this study is to investigate how good practice and experiences from the global use of Assistive Technology (AT) can be shared with African governments and people working in the sector. The study focuses on the use of ICT to support Special Educational Needs in Africa with particular reference to special schools, teacher education and inclusive educational programmes. The main disability groups considered are the hearing impaired, vision impaired and children with general learning disabilities. The purpose of this study is to: identify "good" practice and examples in using suitable and appropriate ICT based solutions for enhancing both the quality and quantity of Special Educational Needs in Africa with the aim of assisting Governments to develop policy and formulate strategic plans in the coming years (Imfundo, 2003).
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