Physical+Disabilities

Physical Disabilities: **Characteristics:** A severe orthopedic impairment, other health impairment or traumatic brain injury that adversely affects a child’s educational performance because they may affect their ability to communicate, learn and adjust.

**Environment-** o Wide aisles between desks o Low drinking fountains o Appropriate handles o Change in location of materials and equipment o Work surface modifications o Object modifications o Manipulation aids o Print in the environment (eye-level) o Accessing learning aids (students need to be able to independently access books, writing tools, etc) o Provide opportunities within lessons for students to work on motor skills o Promote literacy development o Provide notes for student o Retrace or enlarge print o Extra set of books to be left at home
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**Learning Activity-** o Positioning (ensure students are positioned so they can easily see text and better manipulate the pages of a book) o Presence of siblings and peers has shown to increase learners’ responsiveness to story time o Repeated readings o Functional and recreational uses of print (embed literacy into all activities during the school day) o Assistive technology

**Assessment-** o Oral assignments and tests o Enlarge print on tests and quizzes o Allow for other means of assessment, oral reports, picture collages instead of written reports or tests o Multiple choice tests as opposed to open response o Extended time on test and quizzes o Tests may be read out loud