Abstract
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in many aspects, including educational provision. Most countries around the globe suspended schools and provided alternative educational methods. And Saudi Arabia is not an exception. This study aims to investigate the situation of Saudi Deaf1 students in compulsory education during the suspension of schools. The study presents a discussion on the alternative education methods and content provided by the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia during this crisis and is followed by individual semi-structured interviews with eighteen teachers for Deaf students. Three categories were formulated: (1) Deaf students' educational status during the suspension of schools (full exclusion); (2) teachers' responses to the exclusion of their students; and (3) reasons for the full exclusion. The findings suggest that governments and educational organisations in Saudi Arabia need to facilitate inclusion practices for Deaf students in alternative educational methods and tools, including distance education.
Highlights
The COVID-19 outbreak brought about several changes in countries around the world and affected many aspects of life
The findings suggest that governments and educational organisations in Saudi Arabia need to facilitate inclusion practices for Deaf students in alternative educational methods and tools, including distance education
While there is an increase in online learning for Deaf learners, this tendency has not always been easy and faces some potential barriers
Summary
The COVID-19 outbreak brought about several changes in countries around the world and affected many aspects of life. The fast spread and infection rate of the virus forced most countries to limit or prohibit many activities that have large gatherings of people. The pandemic affected the movements of trade both locally and globally Several countries approved quarantine measures and restricted the movement of citizens (Kraemer et al, 2020). Even travelling was completely suspended in many countries (Chinazzi et al, 2020). Many people experienced different psychological problems as a consequence (Wang et al, 2020)
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