In Quest for a Space in the Higher Education System and the Need to Revisit Deaf Education in Namibia

This chapter focuses on the struggles of students who are Deaf in their quest to advance in the education and how several factors mitigate against them in their quest for a space within the higher education system in Namibia. The chapter, through a holistic review of literature dissected issues of deafness and deaf education. The chapter as well provided information about the state of higher education in Namibia. This chapter which is framed by the transitional theory informed the need for a revisitation of the deaf education in Namibia. The chapter stress the need for the re-orientation of the sign language structure for educational purpose within the secondary education system, higher education modelling, sensitization of secondary school students with deafness as well as the university enrolment policies to include the Deaf.