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the needs of children with disabilities. For example, the tablets provided in

accordance with the policy of the former government do not contain

contents that are in accessible format to children with disabilities. Moreover,

educational materials for children with autism should be designed in a way

that is conducive to their learning, such as the use of pictures rather than

descriptive texts in textbooks.

43. For hearing impaired students studying in kindergarten up to grade 6,

there is concern that they have not learned effectively because teachers

are not skilled in using sign language and the educational materials used in

the teaching are the same as those used by students in general. This has

resulted in hearing impaired students to be less knowledgeable and

unable to compete with students from other schools in examinations.

They also have problems writing Thai correctly. At university level, there

are only a few institutions for hearing impaired persons who want to

further their study to choose from for they can study only at universities

having Disability Support Service (DSS).

44. Recommendation: The Education Ministry should ensure that students

with disabilities have educational materials and equipment that correspond

to their needs, are of good quality and in time for the study in each

semester. It should provide for the training of teachers on the use of sign

language and an evaluation system of teachers should be introduced.

More attention should be paid to the study of Thai language both in

reading and writing skills to children with hearing impairment at an early

age to address their writing problems and enhance their reading skills. For

the study at university level, the government should make efforts to