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What do the Disability Categories Mean?
We have included some examples of the types of disabilities within each disability category. These lists are not all encompassing.
Physical Disabilities:
Affecting the motor systems. These can include skeletal, muscle and joint abnormalities which in turn limit an individual's ability to move, stand, sit, play, reach, etc.
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Spina Bifida
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia
- Developmental Delay
Sensory Disabilities:
Affecting the individual's ability to gather and understand information from the environment through any of the five senses.
- Hearing Impairment
- Visual Impairment
- Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)
Communicative Disabilities:
Affecting the ability to communicate verbally due to limited, or altered comprehension and use of language.
- Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
- Speech and Language Delay
- Stuttering
Cognitive Disabilities:
Affecting the individual's ability to process information, reason, remember and express emotions.
- Down syndrome (trisomy 21)
- Mental Retardation
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Hydrocephalus
- Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Learning Disabilities (LD)
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