Photo shows students of a special education school in Nagqu Prefecture are having rehabilitation training. [China Tibet News/Kelsang Jigme]

Developing special education is an important part to promote education fair and realize education modernization. In recent years, to improve the popularization level of compulsory education, literacy education for the disabled is included in the overall planning of Tibet's literacy education, relevant funds standard of special education is perfected and free education policy is carried out continuously. Since the first special education school is established in Lhasa, such schools have been established successively in Lhoka, Shigatse, Chamdo and Nagqu.