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              <text>CHALLENGES FACED BY LEARNERS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN MATHEMATICS: PROPOSAL FOR A ‘BLIND MATHEMATICS’ CURRICULUM</text>
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using a multiple-case study design to generate rich descriptions of the interface, experiences, opinions, internal&#13;
states, feelings and emotions of learners with visual impairment in mathematics. A convenience sample of 11&#13;
learners with visual impairment, 11 parents and 3 school managers was chosen for this study. Data collection&#13;
methods included in-depth interviews, participant observation and non-participant observation. The study found&#13;
that the challenges which learners with visual impairment faced were deeply rooted in the definitions of disability,&#13;
that focused either on the medical or social perspectives as defined in extant literature. The study recommended&#13;
the need to perceive visual impairment and other disabilities as aspects of human diversity and not as deficits, the&#13;
need to recognise the existence of two groups of learners (with disabilities and without disabilities), who require&#13;
different learning approaches and methodologies, the need to provide adequate teaching and learning resources&#13;
and the need to equip the teaching personnel with adequate skills and competencies. In an attempt at overcoming&#13;
negative stereotypes and improving performance in mathematics for learners with visual impairment in secondary&#13;
schools, the study proposes ‘Blind Mathematics’ as an appropriate Mathematics Curriculum for such learners</text>
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