Abstract
This chapter intends to look at the resilience of tertiary education students living with disabilities and the lessons that can be drawn from the COVID-19 era. The 1975 UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities includes the right to education, employment, health services, etc., which has seen a number of tertiary institutions enrolling students living with disabilities of varying conditions. COVID-19 caught most people unaware and it changed the face of education from face-to-face to online or remote learning. The lecturer and students were ill-prepared for this, psychologically and in terms of skills to operate ICT gadgets for teaching and learning purposes; however, learning had to take place. This impacted negatively to students particularly those of hard hearing and the visually impaired students. There are lessons that can inform tertiary institution managers on how to improve inclusivity in the tertiary institutions they lead.
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