2. Encompasses a combination of conditions that may impact a student's ability to learn
and achieve success in an academic setting.
o Students with severe disabilities are typically included under this terminology.
o This disability category includes those students with the most severe physical,
cognitive, and communicative impairments.
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medical aids, medications
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