Evaluation on Provision of Sports Support Services and Training Policies on Disability Sports in Special and Integrated Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya.

Sports Policies and Acts form a basis for sports participation for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of disability sports policy on provision of support services and training policies for persons with disabilities in Special and Integrated schools in kakamega county, Kenya. The study design used was cross-sectional survey. Study population was 120 and Sample size was 71. Questionnaires and observation checklist were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics were generated as frequencies, means, percentages and standard deviation. The results were presented as tables. In terms of support services, (n=24, 35%) reported they received funding for purchase of equipment and only (n=20, 29%) had received assistive devices for participation. Bivariate analysis showed that there was no significant relationship between number of children with disability in the schools and acquisition of assistive devices (OR: 1.0; 95% CI: 0.7 – 1.4; p=0.9) for all disability categories. On personnel training, (n=53, 80%) reported there was no County policy on personnel training while (n=65, 96%) had not received scholarship/sponsorship. Majority (n=62, 91%) wished to receive more training in disability sports. In summary support services were not sufficient across most schools and lack of training in disability sports was reported as reasons for low participation in disability sports in special and integrated schools in the county.