Disabilities

Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind   Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind people may show up in your learning environments. It is worthwhile to note that… Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind people who use American Sign Language (ASL) are members of a cultural-linguistic minority Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind people continue to…

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF IMPAIRMENTS, DISABILITIES AND HANDICAPS (ICIDH), WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, Geneva, 1980 The following distinctions made by the World Health Organization, in the context of health experience, between impairment, disability and handicap: Impairment: Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function. Disability: Any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment)…

Bipolar Disorder Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic-depressive illness, is a mental illness involving episodes of serious mania and depression. The person’s mood usually swings from overly “high” and irritable to sad and hopeless and then back again, with periods of normal mood in between. Bipolar disorder typically begins in…

Cerebral Palsy Epilepsy Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Parkinson Tourette Syndrome Traumatic Head Injury Acquired Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to the brain, usually occurring before, during or shortly following birth. “Cerebral” refers to the brain and “palsy” to a disorder of movement or posture. It is neither progressive…

AD/HD Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Learning Disability AD/HD Individuals with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) display a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity. These individuals often experience some impairment of their ability to address social, academic and vocational expectations. Common characteristics seen in children with AD/HD include: difficulty regulating attention, inability to follow through on instructions, school…

Asperger’s Autism Down Syndrome PWS Williams Syndrome Asperger’s Disorder Asperger’s disorder is a lifelong developmental condition, characterized by a severe and sustained impairment in social interaction and the development of restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests and activities. Such characteristics are comparable to those of a child with autism. In contrast to autism, however, the…

There are many kinds of visual problems. People who are blind have little or no useful vision. Legally, blindness can be defined in two ways: A person’s central visual acuity is 20/20 or less in the better eye with the best possible correction. In other words, a person can recognize objetcs at a distance of…

Congenital Growth Diseases Medullary Injuries Mobility Spina Bifida Congenital disability includes the functional and structural anomalies of the embryo or fetus derived from factors present before the birth. It is a wide definition where genetic defects (genic or chromosomic) environmental or unknown are implicit, the same as all alteration that is not apparent in the…