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Chapter 3: Categorization of Disability in U.S. Schools
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13 Categories of disabilities under IDEA 1.Autism 2.Deaf-Blindness 3.Deafness 4.Emotional disturbance 5.Hearing impairment
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13 Categories of disabilities under IDEA 6.Intellectual disability 7.Multiple disabilities 8.Orthopedic disabilities 9.Other health impairment 10.Specific learning disability 11. Speech or language impairment 12.Traumatic brain injury 13.Visual impairment (including blindness)
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Infants and toddlers under 3 years of age Under IDEA, infants and toddlers under 3 years of age with disabilities require early intervention services because they are experiencing developmental delays in one or more of the following areas: Cognitive development Physical development Communication development Social or emotional development; and Adaptive development; or
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Children aged 3 - 9 Under IDEA, states and local educational agencies (LEAs) can use the term “developmental delay” with children 3-9: If they experience developmental delays in one or more of the following areas: Physical development Cognitive development Communication development Social or emotional development; or Adaptive development; and Have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay
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Resources for each of the 13 categories There are countless resources for each of the IDEA disability categories; some of most prominent are featured below Autism – Autism SpeaksAutism Speaks Deaf-blindness – National Center on Deaf-BlindnessNational Center on Deaf-Blindness Deafness and hard of hearing – National Association of the DeafNational Association of the Deaf
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Resources for each of the 13 categories Emotional disturbance – Council for Children with Behavioral DisordersCouncil for Children with Behavioral Disorders Intellectual disabilities – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Multiple disabilities – Center for Parent Information and ResourcesCenter for Parent Information and Resources Orthopedic impairments – Project IDEALProject IDEAL Other health impairments – National Association of Special Education TeachersNational Association of Special Education Teachers
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Resources for each of the 13 categories Specific learning disability – National Center for Learning DisabilitiesNational Center for Learning Disabilities Speech or language impairment – American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association Traumatic brain injury – Center for Disease Control and PreventionCenter for Disease Control and Prevention Visual impairment – National Federation of the BlindNational Federation of the Blind
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“Short-and-Sweet” IEP Overview The Center for Parent Information and Resources provides a convenient resource about IEPs that supplies the following information: The purpose of the IEP Who develops the IEP When the IEP is developed; What an IEP is How students can be involved in the development of their own IEP; and Additional resources
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