My child has a disability

Verified 03 October 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Several measures are being put in place to help children with disabilities in their daily lives. To be eligible, the disability must have been diagnosed by a health care practitioner (for example, a primary care practitioner, a child psychiatrist). Once this diagnosis is made, contact the MDPH: titleContent. The MDPH is responsible for helping persons with disabilities assess their needs and support them in their efforts. Here's the information you need to know.

If you are private-sector employee, you can benefit from a leave for the announcement of your child's disability.

If you are public-sector employee (official or contract), you can benefit from a parental leave. This leave allows you to reduce or stop your professional activity to take care of your child who needs your presence and care.

As the parent of a child with a disability, you can collect Education allowance for disabled children (AEEH) to help pay for expenses related to your child's disability. This aid may be supplemented by one of the following:

You can subscribe to survivor's annuity contract to ensure future income is paid to your child with a disability.

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Your child benefits from a fiscal connection to your household or to separate taxation according to its age.

Specialized structures exist if your child is unable to integrate a nursery or a child care center in ordinary (i.e., traditional) settings.

It's the CDAPH: titleContent who decides on your child's educational orientation in an ordinary or adapted environment. This decision is based on your child's needs and abilities.

Your child's needs are recorded in his or her personalized schooling project (PPS). This document determines the conditions of his schooling up to higher education.

Regular schooling

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Elementary school

Your child can be enrolled in a localized unit for school inclusion (Ulis école).

During his schooling, he may benefit from a accompaniment and appropriate educational material.

College and high school

Your child can be enrolled in a localized unit for school inclusion (Ulis college or high school).

During his schooling, he may be assisted by a accompaniment, appropriate teaching material and a fitting-out to take his exams.

University

Your child may benefit from a special reception service for students with disabilities.

Schooling in adapted environments

Your child can attend school in a Regional Adaptive Education Institution (ERA).

Distance education

Your child can take distance learning courses provided by the National Center for Distance Education (Cned).

School center in hospital

If your child is hospitalized, he or she can receive individualized education adapted to his or her age and disability in a hospital school centre.

You can have a Mobility Inclusion Card (CMI) to help you get around with your child.

If your child cannot use public transportation to get to their school, they can use other modes of transportation including the costs may be covered.

You can ask for a legal protection measure to protect your child's interests when you die or when you can no longer take care of your child.

This protection measure differs depending on whether your child is a minor or an adult:

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Your child is a minor

You can request the implementation of a guardianship of minors or a future protection mandate to protect his interests.

However, the future protection mandate will begin to take effect only by majority of your child.

Your child is an adult

You can use the guardianship of the adults or at future protection mandate to protect his interests.

If you are private-sector employeein certain situations, the amount of your future retirement pension may be increased.

If you are civil servant and your child is severely disabled, you can under certain conditions go to early retirement.

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • Departmental House for People with Disabilities (MDPH)

  • National Center for Distance Learning (Cned)

    Information about training and registration packages for distance learning offerings

    By telephone

    +33 (0)5 49 49 94 94 (non-business hours voice server)

    From Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 6 pm (from June to October: closed at 6:30 pm)

    By E-mail

    Access to contact form

    By mail

    Cned

    BP 60200

    86980 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex

    By fax

    05 49 49 96 96

  • Information and Guidance Center (IOC)

  • Help - Disability - School

    Assistance and support for parents of children and children with disabilities in their relations with school services

    By telephone

     0 800 730 123 (this toll-free telephone service is available to the deaf and hard of hearing)

    Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm

    By E-mail

    aidehandicapecole@education.gouv.fr