Special needs is an older term for disability which means that a person may require provision of accommodations, supports and services to have equitable access to opportunities and participate in the society.
Special needs may also refer to:
Category of people Alternative education, includes a number of approaches to teaching and learning separate from that offered by mainstream traditional education Special education, educating students with special educational needs Special education in the United Kingdom Special Needs Evacuation Tracking System, Texas
Entertainment Special Needs (film), a 2007 film by Isaak James Special Needs, former name of the British band The Needs "Special Needs" (Placebo song), a song by the British rock band
Other Special needs exception, an exception to the Fourth Amendment's general requirement that government searches be supported by a warrant and probable cause