The development of education for the disabled should adhere to two basic principles: first, give full play to the role of general education institutions in the implementation of education for the disabled, and at the same time, build some special education institutions in a planned and appropriate way according to actual needs; Second, according to the disability category and acceptance ability of the disabled, we should educate them by means of general education or special education.

Legal basis: Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Disabled Persons

Article 21 The State guarantees the equal right of disabled people to receive education.

People's governments at all levels should regard education for the disabled as an integral part of national education, make unified planning, strengthen leadership, and create conditions for the disabled to receive education.

The government, society and schools should take effective measures to solve the practical difficulties of disabled children and adolescents in entering schools and help them complete compulsory education.

People's governments at all levels provide textbooks free of charge to students with disabilities who receive compulsory education and students from poor families with disabilities, and give boarding living expenses and other expenses subsidies; Disabled students who receive education other than compulsory education and students from poor families with disabilities shall be subsidized in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.

Article 22 Education for the disabled should follow the principle of combining popularization with improvement, focus on popularization, guarantee compulsory education, focus on developing vocational education, actively develop preschool education, and gradually develop education above senior secondary school.

Article 23 Education for the disabled shall meet the following requirements according to their physical and mental characteristics and needs:

(1) While carrying out ideological and cultural education, strengthen physical and mental compensation and vocational education;

(two) according to the type of disability and the ability to accept, to take general education or special education;

(three) the curriculum, teaching materials, teaching methods, enrollment and school age of special education can be moderately flexible.

Article 24 The people's governments at or above the county level shall reasonably set up educational institutions for the disabled according to the number, distribution and types of disabilities of the disabled, and encourage social forces to run schools and donate money for education.

Twenty-fifth general education institutions should educate disabled people who have the ability to receive general education, and provide convenience and help for their study.

Ordinary primary schools and junior secondary schools must recruit disabled children and adolescents who can adapt to their study and life; Ordinary senior secondary schools, secondary vocational schools and institutions of higher learning must recruit disabled candidates who meet the admission conditions stipulated by the state, and may not refuse to recruit because of their disabilities; Refuse to enter school, the parties or their relatives or guardians may request the relevant departments to deal with it, and the relevant departments shall order the school to enter school.

Ordinary preschool education institutions should accept disabled children who can adapt to their lives.

Article 26 Preschool education institutions for disabled children, classes for disabled children attached to ordinary preschool education institutions, preschool classes of special education institutions, welfare institutions for disabled children and families of disabled children shall provide preschool education for disabled children.

Special education classes attached to special education institutions below junior secondary school and general education institutions shall implement compulsory education for disabled children and adolescents who cannot receive general education.

Special education institutions above senior secondary school, special education classes attached to general education institutions and vocational education institutions for the disabled shall provide cultural education and vocational education above senior secondary school for qualified disabled people.

Institutions that implement special education should have places and facilities suitable for the learning, rehabilitation and life characteristics of disabled people.

Twenty-seventh relevant government departments, disabled units and relevant social organizations shall provide adult education for disabled people, such as illiteracy eradication, vocational training and entrepreneurship training, and encourage disabled people to become self-taught.

Article 28 The state shall set up normal schools and specialties for special education at all levels in a planned way, and attach special education classes to ordinary normal schools to train and train special education teachers. Ordinary normal colleges offer special education courses or teach relevant contents, so that ordinary teachers can master the necessary special education knowledge.

Special education teachers and sign language interpreters enjoy special education allowance.

Article 29 The relevant government departments shall organize and support the research and application of Braille and sign language, the compilation and publication of special education teaching materials, and the development, production and supply of special education teaching AIDS and other auxiliary articles.