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SPED 447/547 Physical and Health Disabilities

SPED 447/547 Physical and Health Disabilities. Overview and Historical Perspectives of Physical Health Disabilities. Historical Perspective. Philosophical foundation of P/HD Legal basis of P/HD. Definitions. Contemporary issues of P/HD Incidence of P/HD on quality of life

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SPED 447/547 Physical and Health Disabilities

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  1. SPED 447/547Physical and Health Disabilities Overview and Historical Perspectives of Physical Health Disabilities

  2. Historical Perspective • Philosophical foundation of P/HD • Legal basis of P/HD

  3. Definitions • Contemporary issues of P/HD • Incidence of P/HD on quality of life • High incidence disabilities

  4. Developmental and Educational Implications • Etiology • Characteristics • Classification

  5. Current Educational Issues • Identification criteria • Entrance and exit criteria

  6. Collaboration • Role and responsibility • Other teachers • Support personnel

  7. Curriculum • Task analysis • Environmental analysis • Assistive technology • Adaptations

  8. IEP Development • Monitoring • Evaluation • Recommendations

  9. P/HD Criteria • Eligibility, referral, and assessment • MN criteria guidelines • Checklist

  10. Life Domains • Pyschosocial domains • Personal care and life skills • Community and recreation needs

  11. Health Implications • Universal precautions • Environmental issues

  12. Transition • Self-advocacy • Transition across age-levels • Post-secondary transition

  13. Assessment • Formal and informal • Tools and methods • Data collection

  14. Curricular Adaptations and Instruction • Core curricular areas • Adaptations • Instruction • Achievement

  15. Teaching Students with Physical/Health Disabilities • Curricular knowledge and strategies for instruction • Knowledge of variety of disabling conditions and how they impact function • Understand legal mandates • Interact with variety of personnel • Empathy when working with families • Resource for general education teacher • Advocates for students • Promote self-advocacy

  16. Historical Perspectives • Ancient civilizations • Middle ages • 1600’s • Disability Rights Movement

  17. Terminology • World Health Organization (WHO) • Impairment - presence of a specific condition • Disability - related to the levels of performance based on functgional limitation; consequence to impairment; temporary or permanent • Handicap - value attached to a condition that departs from the norm

  18. Federal Categories • Orthopedic impairments • Other health impairments • Multiple disabilities • Traumatic brain injury

  19. Legal Mandates • Rehabilitation Act - 1973 • ECHA - 1975 • Tech Act - 1988 • ADA - 1990 • Carl D. Perkins - 1990 • IDEA - 1990 • IDEA amendments - 1997

  20. Issues • Uniqueness • Visibility • Duration • Accommodations • Services

  21. Educational Settings • Array of services • Challenges • Teacher competencies • Roles • Resources

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