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The social inclusion of people with disabilities (PD) is a subject that has been growing in evidence for the last 40 years. In the field of Architecture and Urbanism the theme has already resulted in numerous researches aimed at the accessibility of the environment, to the PDs and to the general population; among than the school has been one of the most studied objects of study in search of greater well-being and quality of life for users, especially the students and among than, the children - although in general they are little consulted directly, especially those with intellectual disabilities. The justification for this situation lies in the difficulty of understanding their opinion, and resulted in the development of a thesis that proposed instruments for collecting data on the perception of the built environment applicable to children with Down Syndrome (DS). The aim of this article is to present some results obtained in the research, in order show the possibility of accepting the opinion of such children in the evaluation of the built environment. It is concluded that children with DS can participate actively in the evaluation process in AU, a condition potentially extendible to other people with Down syndrome.