PSY345H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Neural Tube Defect, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
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A changing era in the lives of people with physical disabilities. Physical disabilities may influence a person"s ability to move about, to use arms and legs effectively, to swallow food, and/or breathe independently. May also affect other primary functions, such as vision, cognition, speech, language, hearing, and bowel and bladder control. Orthopedic impairment: an impairment such as an amputation, the absence of a limb, or a condition associated with cerebral palsy that may affect physical and education performance. Physical disabilities: disabilities that can affect a person"s ability to move about, use the arms and legs, and/or breathe independently. Other health impaired: a category of disability that includes students with limited strength as a consequence of health problems. Cerebral palsy: it is a neuromuscular disorder caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, most often occurring during fetal development usually before birth, but may follow during or shortly after birth.
