This is a list of schools for the visually impaired in Kenya. Visual impairment is the partial or complete loss of ability to see. Visual impairment may be caused by cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, uncorrected refractive errors such as farsightedness, nearsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia.
There are different types of visual impairment which may vary from one person to another. The common types of visual impairment include;
- Night blindness, which is the inability to see at night.
- Loss of central vision
- Loss of peripheral/side vision
- Extreme light sensitivity
- Generalized haze
- Extreme light sensitivity
- Blurred vision
Here is a list of some of the schools for the visually impaired in Kenya.
1. Nico Hauser Special School For The Visually Impaired
It is a national mixed special school for the visually impaired.
Location: Siaya
2. Kibos Visually Impaired Secondary School
It is a national mixed school for the visually impaired.
Location: Along Kondele-Manyatta Road, Kibos Town
Contact: +254 057 43135
3. St Francis Secondary School For The Visually Impaired
Location: Kapenguria, West Pokot County
4. St Lucy High School For The Visually Impaired
Location: Meru
Contact: +254 064 22521
5. The Salvation Army High School For The Blind
Location: Thika Town
Contact: +254 067 22092
6. Thika High School For The Blind
Location: Thika Town
Contact: 0717 185 718
7. St Oda School For The Visually Impaired
It is a mixed boarding primary school for the visually impaired.
Location: Aluor, Siaya County
8. Likoni School For The Blind
Location: Mombasa
Contact: 0723 760 651
9. St Lucy Primary School For The Blind
Location: Meru Town
10. Kenya Institute For The Blind
Location: Opposite Kogo Plaza Building, Off Mai Mahiu Road, Nairobi
Contacts: 0717 504 908, 020 600 5712
11. Thika Primary School For The Blind
Location: Thika Town
