The service is free for the blind or those who can't easily read, as well as people with learning disabilities and mental handicaps.
In the 1950s the department of education was expanded to include special education, behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, and mental handicaps.
It is distinct from special-education programs for children with learning disabilities or physical or mental handicaps.
Such projects are for example vocational training, tertiary education for orphans and vulnerable children with learning handicaps, and jobs for handicapped young adults.
Whereas our population has been conditioned and taught to treat those who suffer from mental illness, learning disabilities and other handicaps with respect, stutterers have been left behind.
The same hands-off policies apply for children with learning disabilities and handicaps, even if parents have no training for dealing with students with special needs.
Mr. Levy, in a statement, attributed the reduction to improvements in the process for special education programs - for students with learning disabilities, emotional problems or physical handicaps.
Norwalk Middle School offers specialized programs for students with learning disabilities and developmental and physical handicaps.
To the degree possible, students with special needs are served in regular classes, with appropriate support from tutors and other specialists in learning disabilities, positive behavior, and developmental handicaps.
There are also special schools for children with learning difficulties or mental handicaps.
