6 THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES – FOCUSING ON PRIMARY EDUCATION TABLE 1: VISITS TO SEIP PROGRAMMES AND NGO CENTRES No Location Date 1. SK Kolombong, Sabah 6 March 2013 2. Seri Mengasih Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 7 March 2013 3. PERKATA Special School, Kuching, Sarawak 10 April 2013 4. SK Gita 2, Kuching, Sarawak 10 April 2013 5. PIBAKAT-CBR, Kuching, Sarawak 11 April 2013 6. SK Hutan Melintang, Hutan Melintang, Perak 17 July 2013 7. Bethany Home, Hutan Melintang, Perak 17 July 2013 8. SK Ayer Hitam, Pulau Pinang 18 July 2013 9. Handicapped Children’s Centre, Air Itam, Pulau Pinang 18 July 2013 10. SK Serian, Serian, Kuching 23 July 2013 11. SK Bukit Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur 29 July 2013 12. SK(P) Jalan Batu, Kuala Lumpur 26 August 2013 13. SK(L) Jalan Batu, Kuala Lumpur 26 August 2013 14. PDK (CBR) Selayang, Kuala Lumpur 15. SK Tabuan Ulu, Kuching, Sarawak 16. Agape Centre, Sibu, Sarawak 17. SK Buntal, Kuching, Sarawak 16 April 2014 18. PDK Buntal, Kuching, Sarawak 17 April 2014 19. PDK Sri Aman 7 May 2014 20. SMK Sri Aman 8 May 2014 21. SMK Lanang, Sibu, Sarawak 20 May 2014 22. SJKC Tiong Hin, Sibu, Sarawak 21 May 2014 23. SJKC Thai Kwang, Sibu, Sarawak 22 May 2014 24. SK Bandong, Sibu 12 September 2013 22 February 2014 19 March 2014 23 October 2014 13. The visits were conducted primarily, to observe the extent to which children with learning disabilities enjoy their right to inclusive and quality primary education and to identify the challenges, including structural and administrative challenges, facing the CWLD in accessing primary education. During the visits, the Commission recorded observations about the conditions of the classrooms, the learning and teaching processes, learning aids available and interviewed special education teachers and school’s principal. The visits uncovered certain common issues mainly faced