2. PHYSICAL DISABILITY
• It indicates any physical limitations or disabilities that
inhibit the physical function of one or more limbs of a
certain person.
• It can temporary or permanent.
3. ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT
• Disability relating to a bone, joint, or muscle, that is severe enough to directly
affect the child’s educational performance.
• Causes of orthopedic impairment range from genetic abnormalities ( such as
those that cause a missing arm or leg) to disorders like cerebral palsy, as well
as other issues.
5. ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVE DISORDER
(ADHD)
• ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of
childhood.
• Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling
impulsive behaviors ( may act without thinking about what the result may be ),
or be overly active.
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7. DEAF-BLINDNESS
• is a combination of sight and hearing lost that affects a person’s ability to
communicate, access information and get around.
• a child with hearing and vision loss has difficulty or delays in understanding what’s
going around them.
• most cases of deafblindness present at birth (congenital) cannot be treated.
• It’s also sometimes called ‘’dual sensory loss’’
8. DEAFNESS
• Deafness, hearing impairment, or hearing loss is a partial or total inability to
hear.
• Hearing loss exists when there is diminished sensitivity to the sounds normally
heard.
• Deafness is define as a degree of impairment such that person is unable to
understand speech even in the presence of amplification.
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10. HEARING IMPAIRMENT
• Hearing impairment is define by IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act) as an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or
fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
11. TYPES OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT
1. SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS – still hear but have trouble hearing
clearly, understanding speech, and interpreting various sounds.
2. CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS – still hear, but the sound levels seem lower
3. MIXED HEARING LOSS – combination of sensorineural and conductive
hearing loss
12. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
• “an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in
total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that
adversely affects a child’s educational performance.”
• “Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in
impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention;
reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and
motor abilities; psycho-social behavior; physical functions; information processing;
and speech. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or
degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.”
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15. VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
• a visual impairment involves an issue with sight which interferes with a student’s
academic pursuits.
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) officially defines the
category as “an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects
a child’s educational performance. The term includes both partial sight and
blindness.”
16. COMMON SIGNS WHICH MAY INDICATE THAT A CHILD HAS
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
• Irregular eye movements (for instance, eyes that don’t move together
or that appear unfocused)
• Unusual habits (such as covering one eye or frequently rubbing eyes)
• Sitting abnormally close to a television or holding a book close to the
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