01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disability, Hearing Loss

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: L.Jacobs

Document Summary

Functional limitation or inability to perform specific acts (walk, hear, see). Limitation on a person"s functioning that restricts the individuals abilities to learn (reading, written language. Limitation an individual experiences in a particular environment. A condition imposed upon a person who has a disability, due to the result of society, physical environment, or person"s attitudes. Ex - golf contest with disadvantages or advantages are placed upon contestants. It describes anyone whose physical, mental, or behavioral performance deviates from the norm; unusual. Mainstreaming is the practice of bringing disabled students into the. In the context of education is a term that refers to the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes during specific time periods. Disorder - general malfunction of mental, physical, or psychological processes. Visual impairment - vision loss due to damaged parts of eye or brain. Hearing impairment - due to damaged parts of ear and hearing.