Introduction 5 // THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 7 // 1 Theoretical background 9 // 1.1 International classification of functioning, disability and health and its use in the education of students with disabilities 9 // 1.2 Means of rehabilitation for children with disabilities 15 // 1.3 Legislative framework - the Education Act, the Anti-Discrimination Act, the Act on Social Services 27 // STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 37 // 2 Students with disabilities with focus on cerebral palsy and associated disabilities 39 // 2.1 Students with severe and multiple disabilities 39 // 2.2 Students with cerebral palsy and associated disabilities 45 // 2.3 Students with epilepsy at school 62 // STRATEGIES IN EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES 81 // 3 Strategies in education of students with severe disabilities 83 // 3.1 Approaches to the education of students with severe disabilities in the Czech Republic and in Germany 83 // 3.3 Specifics of education for children with severe disabilities and concomitant disabilities in a special primary school 94 // 3.3 Individual educational offer - examples of selected schools for students with visual and hearing impairment in Baden-Württemberg 113 // RESEARCH PROJECT 125 // 4 Approaches to the development of communication skills for adults with severe disabilities 127 // 4.1 Formulation of the research topic and objectives 127 // 4.2 Research methodology 135 // 4.3 Analysis and interpretation of the quantitative research results 142 // 4.4 Findings and recommendations for theory and practice 156 // Summary 161 // Bibliography 163 // List of Figures, Tables and Charts 177 // Name Index 181 // Subject Index 185