Isikolo esikhethekileyo Ikhezi Lokusa eMthatha esakhe sasaziwa njengesona sikolo siphambili kubafundi abakhubazeke kakhulu.
Esi sikolo sixakene nongquzulwano phakathi kwezityholo ezixhaphakileyo zokungahoywa nokuphathwa gadalala kwabafundi abasesichengeni kwesi sikolo.
Ibhunga lesizwe leNational Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) ngoLwesihlanu lithi kungekudala lizakusa isebe lezemfundo eMpuma Koloni kwiinzame zokunyanzela urhulumente ukuba acoceke.
Umlawuli weNCPD kuzwelonke uTherina Wentzel uthe kubonakala ngathi isebe lirhuqa iinyawo ekushukuxeni izinto athe zichaphazela imiba yesikolo.
“Inye kuphela into esiyivileyo [kwisebe lezemfundo] kukuba bazakube besenza uphando – kodwa oku kwenzeka kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo,”utshilo uWentzel.
“Besisazi iminyaka emininzi ngesikolo Ikhwezi Lokusa,” utshilo.
“Enyanisweni ibe sesinye sezona zikolo zibalaseleyo zabafundi abakhubazeke kakhulu. Kwibhunga lesizwe besisebenza nabantu abaziziphumo zesikolo, abantu abakhubazekileyo abakwizikhundla zobunkokeli ngoku; amashishini, ukuphila ubomi obupheleleyo, ukuqhuba iimoto nokuba neentsapho.
“Ngoko ibe sisikolo esoyikekayo [kodwa] kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo seva malunga nokuwohloka kwesikolo- oku malunga neminyaka esixhenxe eyadlulayo.
“Kwakubonakala kukubi ngelo xesha hayi ngokupheleleyo,” utshilo u-Wentzel.
“Bekubonakala ngathi abantu bayabakhathalela abantwana, kodwa ngoku, kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo, siqale ukubona kumajelo eendaba ukuba izinto zimbi kakhulu kwesi sikolo, ingakumbi ukungahoywa ngokwasemzimbeni kwabantwana abasemngciphekweni.
I-NCPD ithe ngoku esi sikolo sinabafundi abayi-189.
Lo mbutho uthi ulungiselela usuku lwawo enkundleni olujongene nesebe lezemfundo ephondweni.
“Sinethamsanqa lokuba sibe neZiko loMthetho leEqual Education kwicala lethu,” utshilo uWentzel.
“Ngoko ke amabini amagqwetha abo adibane nathi [ngoLwesine] aza achazela abazali ukuba ngawaphi amalungelo abo kwaye banokukhetha ntoni. Inketho ekhethwe ngabazali kunye nathi, njengebhunga lesizwe, kukumangalela ngokupheleleyo kuba akukho nto ibambekayo evela. kwicala lesebe lezemfundo.
I-NCPD ithe okwangoku, iza kunikela ngesitulo esinamavili kubafundi abakwi-wheelchair ezophukileyo okanye abakwi-wheelchair engalunganga, kwakunye nabo bangenazitulo kwaphela.