Visually-impaired students across Georgetown will now have access to education which is specifically designed for them with the opening of the Ministry of Education’s Visually Impaired Resource Unit.
At the opening ceremony yesterday, Principal Education Officer Baydewan Rambarran said that its presence is yet “another step in the continuum of [our] mandate to provide education, especially special education for our nation’s children.” He added that the establishment of the unit was just a “small part of an overall vision” and he revealed that the ministry hopes to establish more locations across the country which caters to children with disabilities.
The unit, which was officially opened yesterday by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, is located at 144 Albert Street, Alberttown. It has, however, been functioning for quite some time and has been catering to students who would have transferred from the David Rose Special School. The special needs programme
