Abstract
Learners with exceptional or special learning needs have always been there despite the lack of special educators to address their learning needs (Holmes, 2004; Hallahan, Kauffman & Pullen 2019). In the pre-evolution era, it is recorded that the most that societies offered students with disabilities was basic protection from a world which was not meant for them (Hallahan et al., 2019). Advances in the fields of education and medicine changed the attitudes societies held regarding students with disabilities. As democracy began to sweep across the Americas and Europe, political reformers began to advocate for the educational rights of students with disabilities promoting the instruction of these so that they become independent and productive citizens (Hallahan et al, 2019). As a result of these strides, students with disabilities began to receive education although in separate settings/residential institutions (Hallahan, 2019).