Harriet Sonni2024-10-162024-10-162024-09-03https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/1872Disability refers to any condition of the body or of the mind that makes it quiet challenging for an individual to perform some activities and engage with the world around them. disability can be in various forms such as visual, hearing, cognitive physical and many other impairments. Inclusive education aims to provide equal opportunities for every child to participate in learning regardless of their backgrounds Persons with disabilities face many challenges as they access services and pupils with disabilities are not exceptional, therefore this study is to find out, the challenges that the pupils with disabilities face in accessing inclusive education. The aims of this study were to regulate: how poverty hinders the pupils with disabilities from accessing inclusive education, how the attitude of teachers hinder the pupils with disabilities from accessing inclusive education and how inaccessible environments hinders the children with disabilities from accessing inclusive education. This study was focused on one school from koboko municipality, south division and there was a total number of 40 respondents . The study utilized a descriptive survey research design. Questionnaires were used to get data from the pupils with disabilities, teachers, parents of pupils with disabilities and some key informants. This data was analyzed by use of the descriptive statistics such as frequencies, categories , the qualitative data was summarized the themes derived from responses of respondents. Findings from the study showed that pupils with disabilities continue to face significant challenges in accessing inclusive education in mainstream schools . The school environments hinder the access to education for the pupils with disabilities due inadequate school facilities like the ramps, toilets and even the school compound hinders the mobility of those with physical impairments, poverty also plays a vital role in hindering the pupils with disabilities from accessing inclusive education, their families may fail to provide the basic needs, the pupils with disabilities also faced with inadequate from the teachers who have limited skills and knowledge on special needs education. In regard to the findings, there is need to train more teachers in special needs education, so that they can adequately support the pupils with disabilities in learning . There is need to create more enabling environments for the pupils with disabilities so that they are able to enjoy learning just like the other able-bodied pupils and there is also the need for government to come up with strategies aimed at helping and uplifting the plight of the pupils with disabilities to guarantee that they are able to access education at an affordable price and also providing them assistive devices to ensure they enjoy learning.enThesis