Comprehensive Overview of Visual Impairments Definition The terms partially sighted, low vision, legally blind, and totally blind are used in the educational context to describe students with visual impairments. They are defined as follows:...

Comprehensive Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by the head being hit by something or shaken violently. (The exact definition of TBI, according to special education law, is...

Comprehensive Overview of Intellectual Disability Comprehensive Overview of Intellectual Disability What is Intellectual Disability? Intellectual Disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in...

Comprehensive Overview of Hearing Impairments Definition The Education of the Handicapped Act (P.L. 94-142), includes "hearing impairment" and "deafness" as two of the categories under which children with disabilities may be eligible for...

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Mental Health Is Important Mental health is how people think, feel, and act as they face life's situations. It affects how people handle stress, relate to one another, and make decisions. Mental health...

Comprehensive Overview of Other Health Impairments IDEA Definition of Other Health Impairments According to IDEA, an Other Health Impairment is defined as: Other health impairment means having limited strength, vitality or alertness, including...

Comprehensive Overview of Speech and Language Impairments Definition Speech and language disorders refer to problems in communication and related areas such as oral motor function. These delays and disorders range from simple sound...

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Christine Powell, Ed.D. Abstract This qualitative study investigates information sharing practices between comprehensive high schools and an offsite Career Technical School with a focus on Students With Disabilities (SWD). The case study...

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