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Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments (OHI)

Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments (OHI). Amy Swederski. What do you already know?. Most are not. Muscular Dystrophy is hereditary. Depends on the disability. Many can be prevented. Not necessarily. Many can!! . Are physical disabilities genetic?

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Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments (OHI)

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  1. Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments (OHI) Amy Swederski

  2. What do you already know? • Most are not. Muscular Dystrophy is hereditary. • Depends on the disability. Many can be prevented. • Not necessarily. • Many can!!  • Are physical disabilities genetic? • What are the causes and can they be prevented? • Is there a correlation with academic achievement? • Can individuals with physical disabilities lead a “normal” life? • What are some stigmas associated with physical disabilities?

  3. Physical Disabilities Defined: “Children with physical disabilities or other health impairments are those whose physical limitations or health problems interfere with school attendance or leaning to such an extent that special services, training, equipment, materials, or facilities are needed.” (Hallahan and Kauffman, 2009, Pg 495)

  4. Prevalence • 0.9% of the school population • 0.14% : orthopedic • 0.76% : OHI(That is the amount receiving services, not the amount in need of services) • Developmental delay, TBI, Multiple Disabilities. • 1990’s-2004 increase • Reduce risk factors/Prevention

  5. Characteristics Academic Characteristics • For some, there aren’t any! • Use of alternative instructional methods • Attendance issues Personality • Influenced by the public • Positive home relationship • Acceptance • Adolescence/Puberty Hey Billy!

  6. Etiology and How it affects the individual? It depends! • Type of disability • Severity • Affected areas ? ? ? ? ? ? Spina Bifida Video

  7. Things to consider • Educational considerations • Attendance • How to accommodate • Power of knowledge! • Focus on strengths • Placement (LRE) • Health • Treatments • Therapy • What can you do to help?

  8. Transition • Assess needs of the individual • Take into account the student’s desires • Accommodations/Modifications needed • Strengths/Weaknesses • Training • Living Arrangements • Services Video of Tim from Maine. Tim - Independent Living

  9. Assessment • Attached to the wiki is the unfinished table. Your assignment is to complete the table using your preferred, reliable source of reference. Please be brief (bullets) and cite the source you used. • For the Epilepsy row (two boxes), fill in the dimensions that educators should use when observing a seizure. You may use both boxes.

  10. References Flynn, James (Producer), O’Donnell, Damien (Director). (2005). Rory O’Shea Was Here [Motion Picture]. United States:Focus Features Gupta, Nalin MD, PhD. (2009 February 06). What is Spina Bifida? [Video File]. Video posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE22cZ-ZlCg Hallahan, D.P., Kauffman, J.M. & Pullen, P.C., (2009). Exceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education (11th Ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon Tim, 2006 June, 11. Independent-living for physical disabilities in the community. Retrieved from http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1350572

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