Influence of Provision of Mobility and Self-help Services on Academic Performance of Learners with Physical Disabilities in Kiambu County

The aim of this study was find out how provision of mobility and self- help skills influence academic performance of learners with physical disabilities in Kiambu County. The study adopted survey research design, employing survey method to achieve the objectives. The study was guided by Social Cognitive Theory which shows that human functioning controls a central role of cognitive vicarious, self-regulatory and self-reflective processes in human adaptation and change. The study targeted 120 learners with physical disabilities, 400 teachers and 12 professionals such as social workers, counselors, nurses and occupational therapists. Purposive sampling was used to select four professionals and stratified random sampling technique was used to select thirty six learners and one hundred and twenty teachers. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect information. The quantitative data was sorted, coded and keyed into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software and presented using descriptive statistics where tables of frequencies and percentages were used. The findings revealed that support services helped the learners to participate in class, socialize with others and improved the performance of the learners. The conclusion of the study was that support services helped the learners to participate and socialize hence improved performance of learners. The study recommended that school management of learners with physical disabilities should be keen in provision of adequate self-help skills to learners by employing an occupational therapist