Special Needs Educator & Inclusive Education Specialist

Where Every Child Belongs — By Design, Not By Chance

I work where policy meets the classroom — the place where a child either gets the support they’re owed, or doesn’t. For over a decade, that’s meant sitting with teachers in Mandera, standing beside health specialists in screening tents, and sitting at tables in Nairobi and abroad where Kenya’s disability-inclusion commitments get written down.

Felix Otieno portrait

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4,700+

Learners screened for disabilities across multiple counties via BaWOP outreach

400+

Teachers trained in inclusive and gender-responsive pedagogy

150+

Schools worked with across various programmes targeting disability inclusion and inclusive education.

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Perkins Braillers assessed and restored in Mandera County

Selected Work

Policy, programmes, and partnerships that bridge disability inclusion and real classroom change.

National Braille Reform

Braille & Literacy

National Braille Reform (SEB → UEB)

Laying the technical groundwork for Kenya’s national transition to Unified English Braille.

BaWOP Disability Screening

Field Stories

BaWOP Disability Screening

4,700+ learners screened across multiple counties with CHAI and county governments.

Inclusive Education Training

Inclusive Early Years

Inclusive Teacher Training

400+ teachers trained in inclusive and gender-responsive pedagogy.

Samburu Inclusive Early Years

Inclusive Early Years

Samburu Inclusive Early Years

98 teachers, 20 schools, 4-day workshop with The Action Foundation.

Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology

Digital Skills & Coding Clubs

School readiness assessment with Raspberry Pi Foundation across 8 schools.

UK Dialogue on Disability-Inclusive Education

Policy & Advocacy

UK Dialogue on Disability-Inclusive Education

Represented Kenya’s Ministry of Education in international knowledge-exchange sessions on inclusive education.

Speaking & Representation

Keynotes, panels, and workshops on disability-inclusive education, assistive technology, and systems change.

International Dialogue on Disability-Inclusive Education

West Sussex, UK — Represented Kenya’s Ministry of Education alongside the Director of Special Needs Education.

February 2026

National Braille Reform Technical Working Group

Naivasha — Supported secretariat activities for Kenya’s SEB → UEB transition workshop.

May 2026

Resources & Insights

Frameworks, guides, and perspectives on disability inclusion, education policy, and inclusive practice.

Guide

Inclusive Education Framework

A practical guide to implementing inclusive practices in diverse classroom settings.

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Framework

Disability Screening Toolkit

Resources for conducting multidisciplinary disability screening in school settings.

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Perspective

Braille Transition Guide

Technical guidance for Kenya’s transition from SEB to Unified English Braille.

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Let’s work together

Building something in disability inclusion or education?

I take on a select number of projects and speaking engagements each year. If you’re working on something that could benefit from my experience — a training, a study, a policy conversation — I’d like to hear about it.