B.Ed II year - TNTEU, Creating an Inclusive School, Meaning and Definition of Disability, Meaning and Definition of Impairment, Characteristics of Disabilities and Causes of Disabilities

1. Adhiparasakthi College of Education, Kalavai
Dr.S.Govindaraj, Assistant Professor

2. Meaning and Definition of Disability
Disability is an illness, injury,
or medical condition that makes it difficult for
someone to do the things that other people do

3. Meaning and Definition of Disability
A disability is any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain
activities or interact with the world around them. These conditions, or impairments,
may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a
combination of multiple factors.

4. Meaning and Definition of Impairment
Impairment is the act of impairing something or the state
or condition of being impaired : diminishment or loss of
function or ability

5. Impairment is any abnormality of, partial or complete loss of,
or loss of the function of, a body part, organ, or system; this may
be due directly or secondarily to pathology
or injury and may be either temporary or permanent.
Meaning and Definition of Impairment

6. Meaning and Definition of Impairment
Impairment is defined as “any loss or
abnormality of psychological,
physiological or anatomical structure
or function.”

7. Difference between Disability and Impairment

8. Difference between Disability and Impairment

9. Difference between Disability and Impairment

10. Difference between Disability and Impairment

11. Difference between Disability and Impairment

12. Characteristicsof
Disabilities
1. Acting without
really thinking about
possible outcomes
(impulsiveness)
2. “Acting out” in
school or social
situations
3. Difficulty staying
focused

13. 4. Easily distracted
5. Difficulty saying a
word correctly out
loud or expressing
thoughts
6. Problems with
school performance
from week to week
or day to day
Characteristicsof
Disabilities

14. 7. Speaking like a younger
child; using short, simple
phrases; or leaving out
words in sentences
8. Having a hard time
listening
9. Problems dealing with
changes in schedule or
situations
10. Problems understanding
words or concepts
Characteristicsof
Disabilities

15. 7. Speaking like a younger
child; using short, simple
phrases; or leaving out
words in sentences
8. Having a hard time
listening
9. Problems dealing with
changes in schedule or
situations
10. Problems understanding
words or concepts
Characteristicsof
Disabilities

16. Characteristicsof
Disabilities
11. performs differently from
day to day
12. responds inappropriately
in many instances
13. distractible, restless,
impulsive
14. says one thing and
understand it as another
15. difficult to discipline

17. Characteristicsof
Disabilities
16. unable to change to
adjust
17. difficulty in listening
and remembering
18. difficulty in telling
time
19. difficulty in sounding
out words

18. Characteristicsof
Disabilities
20. reverses letters,
places letters in
incorrect sequence
21. difficulty
understanding words
or concepts and/or
22. delayed speech
development and/or
immature speech.

19. Causes of Disabilities

20. Causes of Disabilities
* Poverty and malnutrition
* Land mines, cluster bombs
bullets, and chemicals
used in wars
* Nuclear accidents
* Poor access to health care

21. Causes of Disabilities
• Illness during Pregnancy
• Illness during childhood
such as Meningitis, Polio
and Measles
* Accidents
Poisons and pesticides

22. • Google images
• https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/learning/conditioninfo/signs
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability
• https://ldaamerica.org/info/symptoms-of-learning-disabilities/
• https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/disability
• https://acc.edu.sg/en/impairment-disability-and-handicap-whats-the-
difference/
• https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/impairment
• https://en.hesperian.org/hhg/A_Health_Handbook_for_Women_with_Disabilit
ies:Causes_of_disability
References

23. Thank You