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