Having albinism coupled with visual impairment necessitated education in a special school for the blind as there was no inclusive education practiced in the regular public institutions of learning. I went through primary school education in a special school for the blind where I enjoyed best experience in learning to read and write in braille and also assisting peers who were totally blind. I passed my primary level exams and acquired admission in a special secondary school for the blind, the only one in Kenya then. My education in the school had to be cut short as I was advised to seek transition to a regular non inclusive school by well wishers who were supporting my education. The augment behind this was that retention in the special school proved expensive. The transition journey was not easy as I remember facing rejection in a number of schools I visited to seek admission. This costed me a whole year out of school. I did not give up though. I was supported by my parents and well wishers to get admission to a good school near my home town in Busia. The school was however not inclusive of learners with disability. I was the only one with disability in a population of over one thousand students. My experience in the non inclusive set up is narrated in the link below.
https://www.sightsavers.org/stories/2020/06/collins-story/.
This experienced was the foundation of my work in advocating for inclusive spaces to accommodate persons with disability in all spheres of life.