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SPED 447/547Physical 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• High incidence disabilities
Developmental and Educational Implications
• Etiology • Characteristics• Classification
Current Educational Issues• Identification criteria• Entrance and exit criteria
Collaboration• Role and responsibility• Other teachers• Support personnel
Curriculum• Task analysis• Environmental analysis• Assistive technology• Adaptations
IEP Development• Monitoring• Evaluation• Recommendations
P/HD Criteria• Eligibility, referral, and assessment• MN criteria guidelines• Checklist
Life Domains• Pyschosocial domains• Personal care and life skills• Community and recreation needs
Health Implications• Universal precautions• Environmental issues
Transition• Self-advocacy• Transition across age-levels• Post-secondary transition
Assessment• Formal and informal• Tools and methods• Data collection
Curricular Adaptations and Instruction
• Core curricular areas• Adaptations• Instruction• Achievement
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
Historical Perspectives• Ancient civilizations• Middle ages• 1600’s• Disability Rights Movement
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
Federal Categories• Orthopedic impairments• Other health impairments• Multiple disabilities• Traumatic brain injury
Legal Mandates• Rehabilitation Act - 1973• ECHA - 1975• Tech Act - 1988• ADA - 1990• Carl D. Perkins - 1990• IDEA - 1990• IDEA amendments - 1997
Issues• Uniqueness• Visibility• Duration• Accommodations• Services
Educational Settings• Array of services• Challenges• Teacher competencies• Roles• Resources