• There are no clear policies and laws on the education of children and adolescents with disabilities in Zimbabwe. What is needed is for Zimbabwe as a country to have a Special Needs Education Act of Parliament. The Act will give children with disability a legal right to education, with government having certain obligations to fulfil.
• There are a few policies that Government departments use to provide services to children and adolescents with disabilities. Unfortunately, these polices are not made public. Hence, parents and other interested parties do not know them once the child has been identified by the clinic or hospital as having a disability, there are no clear-cut policies on what happens next. Caregivers seemed to grope in the dark and shop around for assistance without guidance.
• There is a gap on the policy of financing disability evidenced by some key ministries with departments or sections on disability with inadequate allocation. Some areas that need financial assistance by Government and should be covered by clear policies are: support equipment and devices; education; health; food security; and shelter. Care-givers were worried about the post-secondary education and training of their children with disabilities.
• There is no current stastistics of CwDs that limit the government to make informed decisions on resource allocation and relevant programming.