An inability to do something, a diminished capacity to perform in a specific way (an impairment)

A disadvantage imposed on an individual

Refers to the percentage of a population or number of individuals having a particular exceptionality

Mainstreaming; the idea of placing students with disabilities general education classes and other school activities.

Specifically designed instruction that meets the unusual needs of an exceptional student and that requires special materials, teaching techniques , equipment and/or facilities.

Intellectual disabilities

The newer term for "mental retardation"; a disability in intelligence and adaptive behavior.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Injury to the brain resulting in total or partial disability or psychosocial maladjustment that affects educational performance; may affect cognition, language, memory, attention, reasoning, abstract thinking, judgment, problem solving, etc.

Emotional or behavioral disorders

The terminology proposed by the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition to replace the federal terminology "emotional disturbance".

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

Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142)

Became a law in 1975 and is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Retitled in 1990 and reauthorized in 1997 and 2004.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Replaced PL 94-142. This law requires that to receive funds under the act, every school system in the nation must provide a free, appropriate public education for every child between the ages 3 and 21, regardless of how he or she may be disabled.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Civil rights legislation for persons with disabilities ensuring nondiscrimination in a broad range of activities.

An accumulation of fluid around the brain that can cause mental or physical disabilities if not corrected.

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Chapter 1

Term	Definition
Disability	An inability to do something, a diminished capacity to perform in a specific way (an impairment)
Handicap	A disadvantage imposed on an individual
Prevalence	Refers to the percentage of a population or number of individuals having a particular exceptionality
Inclusion	Mainstreaming; the idea of placing students with disabilities general education classes and other school activities.
Special education	Specifically designed instruction that meets the unusual needs of an exceptional student and that requires special materials, teaching techniques , equipment and/or facilities.
Intellectual disabilities	The newer term for "mental retardation"; a disability in intelligence and adaptive behavior.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)	Injury to the brain resulting in total or partial disability or psychosocial maladjustment that affects educational performance; may affect cognition, language, memory, attention, reasoning, abstract thinking, judgment, problem solving, etc.
Emotional or behavioral disorders	The terminology proposed by the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition to replace the federal terminology "emotional disturbance".
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
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142)	Became a law in 1975 and is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Retitled in 1990 and reauthorized in 1997 and 2004.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)	Replaced PL 94-142. This law requires that to receive funds under the act, every school system in the nation must provide a free, appropriate public education for every child between the ages 3 and 21, regardless of how he or she may be disabled.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)	Civil rights legislation for persons with disabilities ensuring nondiscrimination in a broad range of activities.
Hydrocephalus	An accumulation of fluid around the brain that can cause mental or physical disabilities if not corrected.

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