Daniel is part of the educational program known as SPED or Special Education. This type of education aids students with the ability to become a part of an educational setting but with the guidance of a specific teacher that is trained to address their individual differences and needs. Providing Daniel with an interpreter gives him the equal opportunity and the right to learn and get a good education in society.
There is one word to describe the culture in the Middle Ages and that is barbaric. While some countries were better than others at maintaining order and the education of their society it was quite a rough time to exist when people had little to no rights.