Categories of Disabilities

Category

Initial Beliefs
Date Completed: 6/13/2016

Autism

Different variations of this disability-someone

can have intensified of focus

Deaf-Blindness

Someone who cannot see or hear

Deafness

Someone who cannot hear

Emotional
Disability

Disability that you cannot notice unless the

person tells you-bipolor, schizophrenia, etc

Hearing
Impairment

Someone who cannot hear properly

Intellectual
Disability

Someone who performs at a below average in

school

Multiple
Disabilities

Someone who has more than one disability

Orthopedic
Impairment

Someone who was born without a limb,

someone who is paralyzed and is in a
wheelchair

Specific Learning
Disability

Dyslexia, dysgraphia

Speech or
Language
Impairment

Someone who struggles with speaking-people

that stutter, someone who cannot pronounce a
certain letter, etc

Traumatic Brain
Injury

Someone who was traumatized and their brain

now isnt the same

Visual Impairment

Someone who cannot see properly

Revised Beliefs
Date Completed: