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Chapter 1

TermDefinition
Disability An inability to do something as a result of a specific impairment.
Handicap A disadvantage imposed on an individual.
Prevalence The percentage of a population or number of individuals having a particular exceptionality.
Traumatic Brain Injury Injury to the brain (not including conditions present at birth, birth trauma, or degenerative diseases or conditions) resulting in total or partial disability or psychosocial maladjustment that affects educational performance; may affect cognition, langua
Special Education Special, individualized instruction provided according to federal, state, and local laws and designed to meet individual educational needs of a student with disabilities or giftedness or both; the profession of special education.
Intellectual Disabilities The newer term for "mental retardation"; a disability in intelligence and adaptive behavior.
Emotional or Behavior discorders The terminology proposed by the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition to replace the federal terminology "emotional disturbance."
Emotional Disturbance The term used in federal special education laws and regulations for problematic behavior that interferes with education; the federal term used to indicate the problems of emotionally disturbed students.
Deinstitutionalization A social movement starting in the 1960s whereby large numbers of persons with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness are moved from large mental institutions into smaller community homes or into the homes of their families; recognized as a major
Inclusion Mainstreaming; the idea of placing students with disabilities in general education classes and other school activities.
Education for All Handicapped Children Act Also known as Public Law 94-142, which became law in 1975 and is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Retitled in 1990 and reauthorized in 1997 and 2004.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was enacted in 1990 and reauthorized in 1997 and 2004; it replaced PL 94-142, enacted in 1975, school system in the nation must provide a free, appropriate public education for every child between the ages o
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a federal law that guarantees services to individuals with disabilities, That law was reauthorized in 2004 and titled at that time the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Civil rights legislation for persons with disabilities ensuring nondiscrimination in a broad range of activities.
Hydrocephalus A condition characterized by enlargement of the head because of excessive pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid.
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