Lesson Number 3

Major Types of Disabilities and Relevant Accommodations

This lesson covers the major types of disabilities, how these disabilities impact activities of daily living, and how to make disability-specific accommodations to facilitate adjustment.
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Resource and Study Media for this Lesson:

UCP Video

Definition and Types of Disabilities

This slide presentation describes major types of disabilities and assists the learner in identification of these disability categories.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG0-APjacJw

Adaptive Technology for Children with Disabilities

Children and Toys: TN Technology Access Center demonstrates use of a large button switch to aid a child with cerebral palsy in the development of motor skills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRCqH9TOqTU

Online Video Resources:

Understanding Modifications and Accommodations

Methods of helping students with Special Needs in the Inclusion Setting

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1789393/understanding_modifications_and_accommodations

EverybodyOnline

Helping disabled persons to use digital technologies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1muqdVqxxrU

Kids Included Together presents:

Accommodations for Children with Vision Disabilities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GphRsFHfg-M

Dr. Michael M. Behrmann

Discusses Legal Mandates and Assistive Technology

http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?fID=568&rID=5221

Online Study Resources:

Discovering Assistive Technology

http://discoveringat.blogspot.com/2008/05/types-of-disabilities-accommodations.html

University of Washington Online Faculty Room

http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Strategies/Disability/

Developmental Benchmarks

http://isd742.org/ecassessment/assets/DevelopmentalBenchmarks.pdf

Early Learning and Developmental Benchmarks OSPI Washington State

http://www.k12.wa.us/EarlyLearning/Benchmarks.aspx