Special and Welfare Education

          Special education refers to the provision of education for all kinds of disabled and handicapped children, including the deaf, the blind, and the mentally retarded, while welfare education caters to the culturally and socially handicapped such as hilltribe children, slum children, and children of lepers. To ensure that such children receive an education suitable for their abilities, special schools and welfare schools equipped with special educational programs and facilities have been established throughout the country.