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Question no 24.
Identify and give brief explanation on the common disability and impairments that may affect learning ability of a child.
Disability is defined as lack of adequate power, strength, physical or mental ability. It can as well be elaborated as physically or mentally handicapped, especially one that prevents a person from living a full, normal life or from holding a gainful activity.
Impairment is any abnormality of partial or complete loss of, or loss of the function of, a body part, organ, or system. There are several common disabilities and impairments that may affect learning ability of a child, these includes can physical, sensory, speech and even cognitive impairments.
Physical impairment is defined as a dysfunction of the musculoskeletal and/or neurological body systems, which affects the functional ability of a student to move or coordinate. Such as partial or total paralysis, amputation or severe injury, active sickle cell disease, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy. Additionally, health impairments (e.g. cancer, HIV/AIDS, cystic fibrosis, respiratory and cardiac diseases) may be debilitating and, consequently, affect mobility.These conditions also may impair the strength, speed, endurance, and coordination, necessary for proper hand or body function. Conditions such as cerebral palsy often involve sensory and speech dysfunction. While the degree of disability varies, students may have difficulty getting to or from class, performing in class, or managing out-of-class tests and assignments.
Sensory impairment is when one of your senses; sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste or awareness, is no longer normal. For example, if you wear glasses you have a slight impairment. If you find it hard to hear then you have a hearing impairment. You don’t have to have completely lost a sense to be sensory impaired. Some of the sensory impairment includes the following. Blindness is the
Identify and give brief explanation on the common disability and impairments that may affect learning ability of a child.
Disability is defined as lack of adequate power, strength, physical or mental ability. It can as well be elaborated as physically or mentally handicapped, especially one that prevents a person from living a full, normal life or from holding a gainful activity.
Impairment is any abnormality of partial or complete loss of, or loss of the function of, a body part, organ, or system. There are several common disabilities and impairments that may affect learning ability of a child, these includes can physical, sensory, speech and even cognitive impairments.
Physical impairment is defined as a dysfunction of the musculoskeletal and/or neurological body systems, which affects the functional ability of a student to move or coordinate. Such as partial or total paralysis, amputation or severe injury, active sickle cell disease, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy. Additionally, health impairments (e.g. cancer, HIV/AIDS, cystic fibrosis, respiratory and cardiac diseases) may be debilitating and, consequently, affect mobility.These conditions also may impair the strength, speed, endurance, and coordination, necessary for proper hand or body function. Conditions such as cerebral palsy often involve sensory and speech dysfunction. While the degree of disability varies, students may have difficulty getting to or from class, performing in class, or managing out-of-class tests and assignments.
Sensory impairment is when one of your senses; sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste or awareness, is no longer normal. For example, if you wear glasses you have a slight impairment. If you find it hard to hear then you have a hearing impairment. You don’t have to have completely lost a sense to be sensory impaired. Some of the sensory impairment includes the following. Blindness is the