A/HRC/44/39/Add.3 to the principle of providing education for all without exception and improving access to education for people with special needs. Being eager to provide a proper educational environment, attract and convince parents to enroll their children with special needs in education in public education schools and specialized schools, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has endeavored to provide comprehensive services to citizens and expatriates through: a) Opening kindergartens and schools that accommodate children with disabilities within specialized programs. b) Early diagnosis for people with disabilities through raising awareness and standardized diagnostic tools. c) Developing specific criteria for the team that provide care and services to the children with disabilities, including holding professional licenses from multiple relevant entities, such as the American Board for Applied Behavior Analysis. d) The use of Evidence-based intervention strategies. e) Providing assistive technology to persons with disabilities. f) Establishment of a database for students. g) Opening of Roa'a Center for Assessment, Consultation and Support to provide students with additional learning support with the highest level of educational services and alternatives in this field. h) Developing technical and vocational paths for high school students with disabilities in integrated and specialized schools and provide better learning opportunities and qualification for the labor market. 42. i) Developing terms of reference for education and training programs for students with disabilities to reach general education curriculum. j) Planning is underway to open rehabilitation schools for students with disabilities over the age of students at the twelfth level and cannot be included in education at levels higher than the level they reached. Students with disabilities are enrolled in three types of general education schools: 43. First: schools that provide support services: where students are offered a treatment plan by support teachers who are proficient in the literary and scientific tracks. 44. Second: specialized schools: Al Hedaya Schools for students with special needs provide support services in a more intensive way as well as programs that meet the needs of students with disabilities. 45. Third: Integration schools for persons with disabilities: In order to achieve equality between students with disabilities and their peers, a number of schools have sought to open classes for students with disabilities, create an educational environment for them to be better able to communicate with their peers, work to change negative attitudes towards students with disabilities, establish the concept that this group should be integrated and accepted in society and that education is one of their rights and a means to improve their personal lives. 46. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has provided assistive technology services to students with disabilities, with the aim to increase and improve functional capacities of students, facilitate the learning process, help students with disabilities to express themselves, develop social interaction with others, and support their academic performance, including raising the level of self-confidence, making an undesirable behavior less likely to occur, and exploring their own strengths and needs. 47. In addition, approximately 19 licensed private centers were opened for persons with disabilities. In 2019-2020, nearly 1000 students were enrolled, the percentage of males is 60%, and the percentage of females is 40%. The programs and sessions varied to meet the needs of students and parents in order to provide an enabling environment that helps students in acquiring capabilities and skills that enable them to communicate and integrate with others, including: early intervention program, learning difficulties program, evaluation and general 9