(Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, 2000) Alade, Eunice B.
Education of the hearing impaired in Nigeria had
gone through stages of "Darkness", "Twilight", and
"Dawn" as in other countries of the world. Superstitious
beliefs about hearing impaired people exercise strong
influence on public attitudes toward then and their
subsequent education. The advent of the missionaries
into the area of education of special needs children had
been the forerunner of public awareness of the possibility
of training and educating them in Nigeria. A great
improvement has been made since the first attempt. The
increased interest in the establishment of institutions for
the hearing impaired individuals is a mark of the success
already achieved and a portrayer of future trend toward
delivery of sound and quality education for the hearing
impaired in Nigeria.