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