2. For persons with hearing impairment – group or individual hearing aids, speech trainers, tape recorders and speech or language kit containing auditory and language training materials. 3. For persons with orthopedic handicaps – the requirements provided for by B.P. Blg. 344 shall complied with including adjustable desks or chairs and adapted physical education apparatuses. 4. For persons with mental retardation – facilities, equipment and instructional materials for developing skills in self-care, socialization, motor, cognitive and prevocational and vocational training. 5. Other types of learners with special needs: those with behavioral problems including those with autism, those with learning disabilities and those with multiple handicaps – instructional devices and equipment for behavior modification, perceptual motor training, daily living skills, language and speech and cognitive skills development. b) Vocational and Technical Schools and Centers for Learners with Special Needs. To equip learners with special needs with vocational skills for gainful employment, on the job or hands-on training and apprenticeship programs shall be encouraged. 1. For persons with visual impairment – tools and machineries used must have Braille marks and sound identifying features and other adaptations. 2. For persons with hearing impairment – signal lights, signs and other adaptations shall be incorporated in the tools and machineries. 3. For persons with orthopedic handicaps – tools and machineries shall have adapted devices which include but is not limited to the following: Hand control for learners with special needs with non-functioning legs and feet; control panel for those with non-functioning hands; and mouth control device for those with non-functioning limbs. Height and size of the machines shall be considered in making adaptations in the teaching learning environment. 4. For persons with mental retardation – appropriate sheltered workshops, work centers and other similar arrangements. 5. For other types of learners with special needs – those adaptations mentioned in numbers 1,2,3 and 4 as needed. c) Special Education Centers for Learners with Special Needs SPED Centers shall be establish nationwide based on needs assessment and in consultation with leaders of the disabled sectors. 2.2 Eligibility for Financial Assistance a) Only those academic institutions and entities, vocational and technical schools and centers and those offering other training programs with modified facilities and equipment mentioned in Section 1 – a and b of Rule III shall be eligible for financial assistance under this rule. b) All learners with special needs regardless of disability, age, sex, religion and creed, shall be qualified for a financial assistance program provided they are Filipino citizens and must have met the requirements set by the Bureau of SPED in accordance with Section V of Rule IV. SECTION 3. Scope: A. The rules shall apply to all government agencies, national or local B. Learners with special needs C. Learning institutions, public or private, including rehabilitation agencies, sheltered workshops, day care centers, and other institutions and entities of similar nature. With regards to government agencies, it is the accountability of the concerned public official directly involved in the formulation and approval of programs in the province, city or municipality and the head of agencies and bureaus of the National Government. SECTION 4. Enforcement The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall be responsible for the implementation of these provisions in coordination with the Local Government Units, Commission on Higher Education and Skills Development Authority. RULE IV