The most obviously disabled child is Patrik, who has got a severe disturbance of movement (cerebrale Bewegungsstörung mit spastischer Tetraplegie). He has to sit in his wheelchair or lie on the floor as his legs do not support him. His hands are also crippled so that he finds even simple activities like cutting a piece of paper difficult (Prof. Dietmar Dörler from the Teacher Training College Feldkirch is helping him). Nevertheless, he is a cheerful and witty boy and can be a lot of fun. There is also evidence of ability.

Teaching him takes a lot of time, patience, and also physical energy as he has to be supported when moved.

Kasim is a Turkish boy, who can barely write his first name on the computer and has not learnt to read or write yet, as his mental disability is severe (intellectual age of a two-or-three-year-old). Nevertheless, he can play a role in the classroom and participate in all kinds of activities as long as the teacher allocates an appropriate role. It is good to see how naturally he has been accepted into the class, how the best pupils help him just as much as all the others.

In the end, however, it did prove difficult to provide the right kind and amount of support in the context of the whole class. So Kasim left for the Lustenau Special Needs Centre for a one-month trial period. There he shared a class with three other pupils with similar problems and two teachers. For him this seemed the better choice - so he stayed there for the next phase of his schooling.

Dominik, Carmen, and Ahmet