Orthopedic Impairment
Definition
A severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
Criteria
Vision/hearing screening results are satisfactory
Evidence of an orthopedic impairment.
Performance measures that document how the child’s disability affects his or her involvement and progress in the general education curriculum.
A statement providing evidence that the orthopedic impairment adversely affects educational performance, and for initial evaluation for special education services only, evidence of interventions/accommodations that have been tried in regular education class(es) or the natural environment but were deemed unsuccessful.
Evaluations
Vision/hearing screening.
Documentation of the orthopedic impairment (medical diagnosis/physician’s statement).
Performance measures such as developmental scores, intelligence scores, educational achievement and/or diagnostic test(s) scores, classroom observations, motor assessments, criterion-referenced tests, curriculum-based assessments, review of child's existing records.
A statement of how the impairment adversely affects the educational performance of the child, and for initial evaluations for special education services only, documentation of interventions/accommodations must include a written description of all interventions/
accommodations that have been tried in the regular education class(es) or the natural environment but were deemed unsuccessful.
How to recognize disability in the classroom.
Visible physical disabilities
Major health/physical impairments
Poor attention
Decreased writing speeds and accuracy
Decreased stamina and endurance
Poor motor control