Favour Chukwuzomam IKEDI-ILOBA

The subject matter of this research work is the problems of the education of the physically challenged in Nigeria. A case study of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The total population of this study was two hundred and sixty-seven (267) persons, using a simple random sampling technique, the numbers of respondents became one hundred (100). Four research questions were formulated to guide the study, from which the questionnaire was designed. From the analyzed data, it showed that the problems of educating the physically challenged students in schools include; Unequipped teachers, lack school facilities, attitude of non-disabled students towards physically handicapped student. That the identify the conditions for educating physically challenged students include; facilities like braille reading materials, measurement kits for the visually impaired, hearing aids for hearing impaired. That the instructional resources provided for the education of the physically challenged include; Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM), National Instructional Materials Access Centre (“NIMAC”), it was revealed that there are specialized teachers, equipped classrooms, and facilities.That government should ensure that the classroom is arranged in such a manner that the physically challenged child can move above the classroom with minimum stress, extra time should be given to students to enable them conclude assigned functions and for carrying out assignments and tests