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Hidden Disabilities

Hidden Disabilities. Presented by Charlotte Scott-Day & Cynthia Escott From The Department of Rehabilitation. What are Hidden Disabilities?.

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Hidden Disabilities

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  1. Hidden Disabilities Presented by Charlotte Scott-Day & Cynthia Escott From The Department of Rehabilitation

  2. What are Hidden Disabilities? Catch–all phrase that means the disability is not always apparent and can include visual impairments, repetitive strain injuries, hearing, mental health, and many other disabling medical conditions .

  3. Legislation • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - • ADA – Civil Rights Act 1990 • FEHA – State Law that prohibits discrimination in Employment • Higher Education Act of 2008 – Post-secondary education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities

  4. Students Attending College or Graduate/Professional Schools • Ages 18-34 With a Disability 90,100 = 4.4 % • Ages 35-65 65,700 = 11.7% • Roughly one in sixteen students have a reported disability

  5. Importance of Stats • Greater number of students with disabilities seeking higher education and vocational training • Accuracy of self-disclosure • Ratio impacting classroom for number of people with disabilities

  6. Factors Affecting the Number of People with Disabilities • Aging population – delayed retirement due to economics • War and Veterans – increase in war injuries TBI & PTSD • Environmental and Biological Factors – Autism

  7. What Does Charles Darwin Albert Einstein Louis Pasteur & Thomas Edison AllHave in Common?

  8. CommonHidden Disabilities • Learning Disability A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using spoken or written language, which may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, write, spell or to do mathematical calculations

  9. Functional Limitations • Auditory processing and memory • Visual sequencing and memory • Lack of organization/not prepared • Poor spelling, handwriting and note taking • Easily distracted and prone to frustration • Fatigues easily while reading • Frequent headaches

  10. Accommodations • Alternative learning formats • Additional time on tests and assignments • Different testing/study environment • Record lectures • Books on CD • Note taker • Software for reading • Minimize distractions

  11. Intellectual Disabilities Disturbances in the mental process related to thinking, reasoning and judgment.

  12. Functional Limitations • Reading/writing/abstract reasoning • Mobility • Self-direction • Receptive and expressive language • Interpersonal Skills

  13. Accommodations Demonstrations Use symbols and pictures Singular & repetitive instructions Reinforce routine School & Community Resources

  14. Mental Health Disabilities Mental Health covers a broad area of mental and emotional conditions that can affect the performance of major life activities, such as learning, thinking and communicating, among others.

  15. Functional Limitations • Memory • Stamina/Fatigue • Productivity • Interpersonal skills • Ability to handle stress • Organization • Concentration

  16. Accommodations • Self-paced assignments • Tape record lectures/note takers • Provide written instructions/checklists • Divide large assignments into smaller tasks and steps • Minimize distractions • Private study area • Extra time on tests

  17. Physical Disabilities • Orthopedic • Sensory • Neurological

  18. Functional Limitations • Fatigue • Concentration due to pain • Memory • Mobility • Dexterity/fine motor/gross motor skills

  19. Accommodations • May need to stand and stretch during lectures • Ergonomic work station and equipment • Taped lectures, note takers, & extra time to complete assignments • Extra time on test

  20. Resources • Jan Accommodation Network • Department of Rehabilitation • Disability Services Program • Regional Centers • Independent Living Centers

  21. MisconceptionsTrue or False • Learning disability is another word for Mental Retardation. • Students with learning disabilities could do the work if they just apply themselves. • All students learn the same way. • Students with psychiatric conditions should not pursue higher education.

  22. Questions and Answers

  23. Thank you for attending!

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