According to IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act) these are the thirteen areas of classification for an IEP: Autism Deaf-Blindness Deafness Emotional Disturbance Hearing Impairment Intellectual Disability Multiple Disabilities Orthopedic Impairment Other Health Impairment Specific...
Hearing Impairment: This category covers any type of hearing impairment not covered by deafness. Deaf-Blindness: This covers children with both hearing and visual impairment whose needs cannot be met by learning programs for the deaf and blind. ...
APD is a hearing disorder in which your brain has trouble processing sounds. It is often mistaken for other disorders, can present kids with learning challenges and warrant an IEP. It is now referred to as APD or Auditory Processing Disorder. The old term, not often used anymore, is ...
Any student with a documented physical or mental impairment that is prohibiting a major life activity likely qualifies for a 504, Taylor says. Examples of federally defined "major life activities" include caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, eating, sleeping, walking, seeing, hearing, ...
Hearing Impairment Intellectual Disability Multiple Disabilities Orthopedic Impairment Other Health Impairment (OHI) Specific Learning Disability (SLD) Speech or Language Impairment (SLI) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Visual Impairment (VI) IEPs are valid for students in grades K–12 but are no longer ...