Through the social model, disability is understood as an unequal relationship within a society in which the needs of people with disabilities are often given little or no consideration. Disabled people are disabled by being excluded from participation in society due to physical, organizational and attitudinal barriers (Carson, G) (www.leeds.ac.uk). These barriers prevent them from achieving equal access to information, education, employment, public transport, housing and social/recreational opportunities (Carson, G) (www.leeds .ac.uk). However, disabling obstacles encountered in the past may continue to have a negative effect. For example, disabled people who attended segregated schools may have acquired lower academic qualifications than their non-disabled peers, simply because their special school failed to provide an appropriate general education curriculum (Carson, G) (www.leeds.ac.uk). Thus, when developing national curricula, it is necessary to take into account people with disabilities so that they receive the same learning as their normal peers and can have sustainable employment. On a social level, in Zimbabwe, there is still a lot of misunderstanding and lack of knowledge about disability. This mainly stems from cultural fears about disability. Disability is still an issue shrouded in myth. In the social context, people with disabilities are invisible because, in general, the country's social facilities have not been structured to include people with disabilities. Thus, people with disabilities are less likely to participate in most social activities. Instead, persons with disabilities belong to institutions where specialized activities are developed for...... middle of document ...... which underpins the Standard Rules, the Resolution stated:- “The term 'equalization of opportunities' means the process through which the different systems of society and the environment, such as services, activities, information and documentation, are made available to all, in particular to individuals disabled people The principle of equal rights implies that the needs of everyone are of equal importance, that these needs must form the basis for planning societies and that all resources must be used in a way that ensures that every individual. have equal opportunities for participation. People with disabilities are members of society and have the right to remain within their local communities. They should receive the support they need within mainstream education structures. , health, employment and social services. (The United Nations, 1993).