DISABLILITY CATEGORIES
•Hearing Impairment/Deafness - A hearing loss of 30 decibels or greater, pure tone average of 500, 1000, 2000 Hz, ANSI, unaided, in the better ear. Examples include, but are not limited to: conductive hearing impairment or deafness, sensorineural hearing impairment or deafness, high or low tone hearing loss or deafness, and acoustic trauma hearing loss or deafness.
• Visual Impairment/Blindness - Structural and functional disorders of the eye manifested by: visual acuity of 20/70 or less in the better eye after correction, a peripheral field so constricted it affects one's ability to function in an educational setting. Examples include, but are not limited to, cataracts, glaucoma, nystagmus, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa and strabismus.
• Speech Impairments - Disorders of language, articulation, fluency or voice, which interfere with communication. Examples include, but are not limited to: cleft lip and/or palate with speech impairment, stuttering, laryngectomy, or aphasia.
• Physical Impairments - this disability includes partial or total paralysis, amputation or severe injury, arthritis, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, polio, cancer, AIDS, cerebral Palsy, head and/or spinal cord injury. May also include hidden disabilities such as pulmonary disease, respiratory disorders, lupus or epilepsy.
• Learning Disabilities - An order of the basic psychological or neurological process involved in understanding or using spoken or written language. Examples include dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysphasia, dyscalculia, and other specific learning disabilities.
• Psychological/ Emotional Disorders - A specific condition with certain sets of symptoms defined in the Diagnostician and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Examples include, but are not limited to: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Schizophrenia, autism, mood and anxiety disorders, and depression.
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