. Lack of access to education for children with disabilities was a major impediment. Very few special schools in the rural areas to accommodate children with severe disabilities. For disabled children who were assessed for placement, the waiting lists were very long and therefore children's rights to education were infringed. . Concern was raised about children with severe disabilities who were neglected and maltreated at a secure care facility (Howick Centre) e.g. a parent relayed a story about a son with severe disability who was living at a secure care facility and on a visit the mother discovered that the child had sustained an injury on his head and it also appeared that patients were consuming faeces. The mother reported the matter to officials of the care facility and was told that there was no evidence to support the issue and nothing came of the matter.