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Awareness of Disabilities
AMY DESCHANE & BRITTANY POFF
R I CHLAN D SCHOOL D I ST R I C T SPECI AL EDUCAT I ON T EACHERS
A M Y. D E S C H A N E @ R S D . E D U B R I T TA N Y. P O F F @ R S D. E D U
By a show of hands…
Early Childhood
Elementary K-2
Elementary 3-5
Middle School
High School
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Student First
Language
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13 Disability Types Defined by IDEA
Autism
Deaf/Blindness
Developmental Delays
Health Impairment
Hearing Impairment
Mental Retardation
Orthopedic Impairment
Specific Learning Disability
Speech and Language Impairment
Emotional Behavioral Disorder
Traumatic Brain Injury
Visual Impairment
Multiple Impairments
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Higher Incidence Disabilities
•37%Learning Disabilities
•22%Speech & Language Impairment
•7%Intellectual Disability
•6%Serious Emotional Disturbance
•6%Developmental Delay
Speech & Language Impairment
Speech & Language Impairment
A communication disorder relating to language, articulation, fluency, voice, and is outside the range of acceptable variation in a given environment inconsistent with chronological or mental age of the person with the disability and effects the emotional, social, or educational adjustment of the person with the disability.
Speech & Language
CharacteristicsChild is noticeably behind his/her peers in speech and language
Educational ImplicationsIsolation from peers
Reading and Writing difficulties
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Specific Learning Disability
Learning Disabilities
A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken, or written, which may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations.
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The File Cabinet Analogy
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Characteristics of Learning Disabilities
Language
Literacy
Phonemic awareness
Mathematics
Attention
Memory
Thinking and reasoning
Metacognitive abilities
◦ Study skills
◦ Learning strategies
◦ Organizational strategies
Generalization & application
Social-emotional functioning
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consistently INCONSISTENT
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Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability
A condition characterized by the possession of cognitive disabilities which are significantly below average with deficits in adaptive behavior and academic or developmental achievement.
◦ Mild ID: IQ scores from 55 to 70
◦ Moderate ID: IQ scores from 35 to 54
◦ Severe ID: IQ scores from 20 to 34
◦ Profound ID: IQ scores less than 20
Characteristics of Intellectual Disability
Delays
Learning
Behavior
Social Skills
Language
Academics
Coordination
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Emotional Behavioral Disorder
Emotional Behavioral Disorder
Adversely affects academic performance and includes one of the following:◦ Inability to learn which is not caused by an intellectual,
sensor, or health factor
◦ Inappropriate behavior or feelings
◦ A general and pervasive mood of happiness or depression
◦ A physical symptom associated with a personal or academic problem
◦ Expression of fears regarding personal or academic problems
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Withdrawn/Isolated
Over or Under Reaction
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Developmental Delay
Developmental Delay
A child under the age of 8 (in Washington) who demonstrates delays in comparison with their same age peers in two or more of the following areas:◦ Receptive or expressive language
◦ Cognitive abilities
◦ Social or emotional
◦ Self-help
◦ Fine or gross motor
Characteristics of Developmental Delays
Low Incidence Disabilities
• <1%Visual Impairments/Blind
• 1%Hearing Impairments
• <1%Orthopedic Impairment
• <1%Traumatic Brain Injury
• 11%Other Health Impairments
• 6%Autism
• 2%Multiple Disabilities
Visual Impairment
Visual Impairment
An impairment in vision that even with correction adversely affects a child’s educational performance this includes partial site and blindness.
Characteristics of Visual Impairment
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Hearing Impairment
Hearing Impairment
An impairment of the hearing mechanism which affects sound integration and prevents or delays the normal development of speech that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.◦ Range of severity from mild to moderate, to severe to
profound
◦ Hard of hearing: can hear speech tones when wearing hearing aids
◦ Deaf: cannot hear speech tones, even with hearing aids
Characteristics of Hearing ImpairmentDelayed language development
May struggle with oral directions
Difficulties with taking notes
Difficulties learning material presented verbally
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury
An injury to the brain caused by an external force that results in the total or partial functional disability. The injury to the brain adversely affects educational performance including :
◦ Speech Attention
◦ Language Reasoning
◦ Information processing Physical functions
◦ Abstract thinking Memory
◦ Problem solving ability Psycho-Social Behavior
◦ Sensory, perceptual, and motor skills
Characteristics of Traumatic Brain Injury
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Learning
Model
Assess
Give Feedback
Guided Practice
Orthopedic Impairment
Orthopedic Impairment
A severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects the child’s educational performance. Includes impairments caused by congenital anomaly, impairments caused by disease, impairments from other causes such as:◦ Spina bifida
◦ Muscular dystrophy
◦ Cerebral palsy
Characteristics of Orthopedic Impairment
Medical Needs
Assistive Technology
Communication Boards
Adaptive Equipment
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Other Health Impairments
Other Health Impairments
Having limited strength, vitality, or alertness including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment that is due to chronic or acute health problems such as:◦ Asthma Heart conditions
◦ ADD/ADHD Lead poisoning
◦ Diabetes Sickle Cell Anemia
◦ Epilepsy
◦ Leukemia
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Characteristics of Other Health Impairment
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Autism
Autism
Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a student's educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.
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Characteristics of Autism
High Anxiety
Sensory Issues
Rituals/ Routines
Social&
Emotional
Language&
Communication
Flexibility of
Thought
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Multiple Impairments
Multiple Disabilities
The occurrence of intellectual disability with another disability.
The combination of which causes severe educational problems for the student.
Characteristics of Multiple Disabilities
Speech & Language Therapy
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Medical Services
Adaptive Equipment
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Reference Information
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004http://idea.ed.gov/
NICHCY Fact Sheets/Center for Parent Information & Resourceshttp://www.parentcenterhub.org/resources
Washington Administrative Code WAC Sec. 392-172A-01035http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=392-172a-01035
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2013). Digest of Education Statistics, 2012 (NCES 2014-015),Chapter 2.
B.F. Williams & R. L. Williams. Effective Programs for Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder: Applied Behavior Analysis Models. (2011)