Limitation or disability.

Most common disabilities

• Blind/visually impaired: children who are blind or visually impaired
• Deaf/hard of hearing: in children with a hearing disorder speech development is delayed, as well as contact with the outside world.
• Physical disability: the child has a physical limitation, such as paralysis or a missing limb.
• Down syndrome: this syndrome is an incurable chromosomal disorder caused at fertilization. It involves delayed mental development and several physical features and differences.

Following education with a disability

The Netherlands has ratified the UN convention on the rights of persons with a disability. The International convention on the rights of the child also states every child has the right to education. This means every child, including a child with a disability, has the right to tailored education. Children with a disability can go to a regular school or to a special education school.