The content of special services that given by legal regulations to children with special needs and their families widen and develop consistently. When the legal rights of the families are examined, it can be said that the main goal of the legal rights is create strong, healthy, educated family members. One of the biggest facilitators for this goal is that families have adequate knowledge about their rights and defend them. So that the quality of the services provided to individuals with special needs and the life quality of families can be increased by raising families’ awareness. The aim of this study is specified as the examining the opinions of families with children in special needs about their legal rights. The research was designated descriptive approach depended on qualitative research. 10 mother with children in special needs participated in the research, data was obtained via semi-structured interview technique. Data was analyzed with inductive analysis technique. Findings obtained will be presented at the congress.

Key Words: Legal rights, child with special needs, family