Love without Boundaries Bukola Ayinde: Beyond Twisted Bodies – My Visit to Modupe Cole Memorial Childcare Home
I’d heard so much about the occupants of Modupe Cole Memorial – a care and treatment home for children living with disabilities. With those stories, I felt like I had been there a thousand times. I was told I couldn’t go into a particular dormitory there without being overwhelmed by the sight. There were children living in conditions […]
Love without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: Homeschooling Your Special Needs Child
Homeschooling or home education can be defined as the education of children outside a school setting. This simply means that a child does not attend a regular school, but a parent or teacher teaches the child at home. In the case of a family with a special needs child, this means that the child is […]
Love without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: Are Special Schools the Best Option for Special Needs Kids?
A special school is a school for students who have special educational needs due to learning difficulties, physical disabilities or behavioural problems. In my quest to understand how our special schools work in Lagos, Nigeria, I visited both public and private special schools in Lagos State. I can boldly say that the public schools do […]
Love Without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: The Role of Special Schools in Disability Management
In the past few months, I have been talking about the need for inclusive education for children living with disability.Inclusive education simply means that all students attend, and are welcome by mainstream schools (schools that are not special needs schools) These schools are age appropriate, have regular classes and where children are supported to learn, […]
Love without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: The Benefits of Inclusive Education
My daughter, Oluwalonimi was diagnosed of cerebral palsy at eight months. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that is caused by damage to some part of the brain which controls the muscles. This damage may occur before birth, during birth or the first few years of a child’s life. In Oluwalonimi’s case, when I was pregnant with […]
Love Without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: Guidelines for Inclusive Education
What you need to know before admitting that special needs child into your school. The aim of this article is not to make inclusive education complex but to equip you for an interesting journey into the world of special education. Once your heart is open to receive children with physical or learning disabilities into your […]
Love Without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: For Truly Inclusive Education, No Child Should Be Left Behind
Inclusive education is no longer a strange word. Thankfully, more and more schools are now open to the idea. However, there are a few things you should know before admitting children with disabilities and special learning needs. It is important to note that there is a difference between a child living with a disability and […]
Love without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: Tips For Creating a Truly Inclusive School
Inclusive Education, as I have defined in my previous articles, simply means that all students attend and are welcomed by mainstream schools in age-appropriate, regular classes and are supported to learn, contribute and participate in all aspects of the life of the school. Some school owners have approached me to find out how they can […]
Love without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: How to Achieve a Truly Inclusive Education System for Children with Disabilities
A few weeks ago, I spoke at a parents and teachers conference on promoting inclusive education. I told the teachers that in a few years’ time they would be required to obtain inclusive teaching skills to meet diverse students’ needs in their classrooms. I told them that a time will come it would be a […]
Love without Boundaries with Bukola Ayinde: Why are You Afraid of a Child with Disability?
In my quest to understand better the concept of inclusive education, I did a little research and discovered that in Denmark and some other European countries, inclusive education is seen as developing a school for everyone. There is a national strategy for the implementation of inclusive education. Learners are seen as diverse individuals, and everyone […]
Cerebral palsy
What you need to know Cerebral palsy is an impairment marked by poor muscle coordination or movement disorder caused by damage to some parts of the brain. This may occur before birth, during birth or the early years of a child’s life. Do you know that we need our muscles for everything that we […]
Inclusive education for children with disabilities
My name is Bukola Ayinde and I have a five-year-old daughter who has cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by damage to some parts of an immature developing brain. When my daughter Oluwalonimi whom we fondly call Nimi was just a little over a year […]
