The child is one of the most

important assets of the nation. Every effort should be exerted to promote his welfare and enhance his opportunities for a useful and happy life

43.3% with speech defects 25.9% with loss of one or both arms/hands 16.4% with loss of one or both legs/feet 33.3% with mentally retardation 16.3% with mental illness

Children and Youth (0-21) composed 50% of the Philippine Population (42 million) 4.2 million (10%) are with disabilities or with special needs.

Children with Disabilities Enrolled in DepEd Special Education Program SY 2002-2003) Program(
Types of Disability
LD HI VI ( Blind) VI (Low Vision) MR BP OH/ PH AU SD CI

PUBLIC Elementary
35478 7693 1838 18 7062 3767 641 4010 723 126 30 69631 131017 1084 602 90 14 378

PRIVATE Elementary
499 681 61 94 1722 398 27 346 23 1 4 32 1 35 45

Secondary

Prep
16 146 34

TOTAL 35993 9112 2023 126 9197 4210 668 4360 778 126 30

CP
MG/ FL

205 4057

52 365

69888

TOTAL

136523

No. of Mainstreamed Children with Disabilities

SY 2002-2003

Types of Children w/Disability Learning Disabled Children Hearing Impaired Children Visually Impaired ( Blind) Children Visually Impaired (Low Vision) Children Children with Mental Retardation Children with Behavioral Problem Orthopedically / Physically Handicapped Children with Autism Socially Deviant Children Children with Cerebral Palsy Mentally Gifted/ Fast Learner TOTAL

No. of Children

286 280 140 6 152 619 21 26 80 1082 2713

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