Educational Characteristics
(http://www.projectidealonline.org/orthopedicImpairments.php)
The specific impact on learning of an individual is contingent upon the
disease, its severity, and individual factors. Two individuals with identical
diagnoses may be quite different in terms of their capabilities.
Many students with orthopedic impairments have no cognitive, learning,
perceptual, language, or sensory issues. However, individuals with neuromotor
impairments have a higher incidence of additional impairments, especially when
there has been brain involvement. For most students with orthopedic
impairments, the impact on learning is focused on accommodations necessary for
students to have access to academic instruction.
disease, its severity, and individual factors. Two individuals with identical
diagnoses may be quite different in terms of their capabilities.
Many students with orthopedic impairments have no cognitive, learning,
perceptual, language, or sensory issues. However, individuals with neuromotor
impairments have a higher incidence of additional impairments, especially when
there has been brain involvement. For most students with orthopedic
impairments, the impact on learning is focused on accommodations necessary for
students to have access to academic instruction.