Disability Awareness & Instructional Strategies Special Education Paraprofessional Workbook Module 4
IDEA Disability Categories and Definitions Autism Deaf-Blindness Deafness Developmental delays (DD) Emotional disturbance (ED) Hearing impairment (HI) Intellectual disability (ID) Multiple disabilities (MD) Orthopedic impairment (OD) Other health impairment (OHI) Specific learning disability (SLD) Speech or language impairment Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Visual impairment (VI)
Assistive Technology (AT) AT should facilitate the student’s participation in his or her education program and enable the student to benefit. AT should support the student in the general curriculum and in the least restrictive environment (LRE) to the greatest extent possible.
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