This document discusses different types of physical disabilities and their causes. Physical disability refers to any limitation in physical functioning, movement, dexterity or stamina. Physical disabilities can be congenital or hereditary, caused by injury, infection or medical conditions. They include impairments affecting mobility like spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy, as well as sensory impairments causing blindness or hearing loss. The document categorizes physical disabilities into four broad groups - visual, hearing, motor and cognitive/learning disabilities - and discusses common conditions and adaptations for each group. It emphasizes that people with disabilities can live full and productive lives with support from their communities.

1. Different types
of Physical
disability

2. Physical disability is an incapability/
disability on a person’s physical
performance, ability to move, dexterity
or stamina. Other physical disabilities
include impairments which limit other
facets of daily living, such as
respiratory disorders, blindness, and
epilepsy and sleep disorders.
It might be any one of a number
of physical conditions that
considerably inhibits a person’s ability
to undertake routine daily activities.
These conditions embody however
not restricted to the brain or medulla
spinal is injuries, disseminated
multiple sclerosis, spastic paralysis,
metabolism disorders, epilepsy, and
hearing or visual impairments.

3. “IT’S A TIME TO FOCUS ON
ABILITIES,
NOT DISABILITIES”
The causes of a Physical disability/
physical incapacity are as varied because
of the conditions themselves. they
sometimes comprise one in every of 2
categories: Hereditary/ Congenital – this
is often wherever someone has been born
with a physical disability or developed one
because of genetic issues, has suffered
AN injury at birth, or has problems with
their muscles. non-heritable – AN non-
heritable physical incapacity might be
thanks to a road traffic accident,
geographic point incident, via AN infection
or wellness, or as a facet impact of a
medical condition like a stroke or cancer.

4. Different types of Physical
disability
The movement adaptations in
Happening’ Habitats address four
broad disability group. Some Physical
disability may affect only one group.
Others may affect all of this.
It is important to note that some
individuals may have a combination of
disabilities and that adaptations will
need to be deliberated for each of
these. Of course, not all individuals with
disabilities will require movement
adaptations.
As always, let the individual disable
needs be your guide. A brief overview

5. of the disability group used in
Happening’ Habitats follows.

6. Visual Disabilities:
Individuals with visual disabilities
reflect varying levels of sight. Many
individuals can perceive some degree
of light and detect motion on every
side them. Others can see blurs of the
picture or bright colors. Ask
individuals with a visual impairment
what they can see and how best to
present information to theirs. It is
necessary to note that not all
individuals who are blind know Braille.
Visual impairments or blindness are
divided into two major categories, Low
Vision and Total Blindness.
Adaptations address issues
in knowledge presentation, materials,
and orientation.

7. Hearing Disabilities:
Hearing impairments may result from
difficulty in any portion of the ear or the
hearing center of the brain. Hearing
loss is categorized as soft, medium,
strong, or deep. Individuals who are
hard of hearing will use a various
process of communication or
communication materials including
manual (sign language), oral (lip
reading), or assistive listening
instruments. In addition to individuals
who are hard of hearing, some
conditions that may result in hearing
damage include brain injury, cerebral
palsy (CP), and cleft palate and cleft
lip. Adaptations address issues in
communication, intelligence, and
safety.

8. Motor Disabilities:
This category represents physical
disabilities related to the motor
function of either the higher or lower
extremities or both. Some individuals
with motor disabilities may require
assistive mobility instruments such as
wheelchairs, walkers, or canes. Other
individuals may require adaptive
equipment such as tabletop scissors
or tools with built-up handles to
complete activities, while others may
not need any assistance at all.
Conditions that may result in motor
disabilities include spinal cord injury,
Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Multiple
Sclerosis (MS), and Cerebral Palsy
(CP). Adaptations address issues in
accessibility and materials.

9. Learning/Cognitive
Disabilities:
This is a broad category that focuses
on the perception and processing of
information and level on the rise
functioning. Many learning disabilities
are not readily noticed but can
become apparent during the learning
method. A person with a learning or
cognitive disability may have one or
more combined conditions, including
Dyslexia, Autism, Cerebral Palsy
(CP), Attention Deficit Disorder
(ADD), Down Syndrome, or other
forms of Mental Retardation (MR).
Adaptations address issues in
information performance, decreasing
over-stimulation, and materials.

10. Life of a Disabled
Having a physical damage is not the
end of the world. So many people with
disabilities live their lives just like any
other able-bodied. They enjoy movies,
shopping and playing do a lot of other
activities as well. They work as hard as
the healthy and earn a decent income
to support themselves and their
families. Some do get married and have
a child of their own. However, they do
need help from their families, friends,
members of the public, the community
to help them to complete into
mainstream society by accepting who
they are. Giving them benefit at work
and treating them like any able-bodied
are some of the ways that can support
them to live life to the fullest.