Children with Special Needs

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) recognizes the human rights of all children, including those with disabilities. Children with disabilities encounter different forms of exclusion and are affected by them to varying degrees depending on the type of disability they have, where they live and the culture or class to which they belong. Children with disabilities are often regarded as inferior, and this exposes them to increased vulnerability. Discrimination against and exclusion of children with disabilities renders them disproportionately vulnerable to violence, neglect and abuse.