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chapter 1
flashcards for ch 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Disability | an inability to do something, an impairment |
| Handicap | is a disadvantage imposed on the individual |
| exceptional learners | diversity of characteristics, need for special education |
| Prevalence | the percentage of a population or number of individuals having a particular exceptionality |
| high incidence disability | high frequency, common learning disability (communication) |
| low incidence disability | rarely occur- blind and or deaf |
| Special education | specially designed instruction that meets the unusual needs of an exceptional student that requires special materials teaching techniques equipment and or facilities |
| normalization | the philosophy that we should use means which are culturally normal as possible in order to establish and maintain personal behaviors and characteristics |
| Education for all handicapped children act | later became IDEA |
| IDEA | individuals with disabilities education improvement act |
| American with Disabilities Act | ADA, civil rights protection to individuals with disabilities |
| Hydrocephalus | fluid around the brain that can cause mental or physical disabilities |