Part 3: Educational Support Services

1. Provides a variety of free services for
students to discover their individual
academic skills and to become self -
sufficient, independent, life -long learners.
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
SERVICES

2. INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM

3. PHYSICAL THERAPIST (PT)
 Primarily concerned with the planning and
implementation of the program to development and
maintain correct bodily posture as well mobility.
 Assist the child in the use of muscles and locomotor
functions to reduce pains, discomfort or long-term
physical damage.

4. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (OT)
 Focuses on child’s participation in activities that are
useful in self-care, communication, recreation,
employment and other daily living skills.

5. SPEECH THERAPIST (ST)
 Deals with the remediation of all forms of speech,
voice, hearing and language problems caused by
physical, mental or psychological disorders.

6. PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND SPECIALISTS
 Appraise the current health status and the disability
itself, provide treatment and recommend therapy
services when needed.

7. PROSTHETIST
 Designs and fits artificial limbs.

8. ORTHOTIST
 Designs and fits braces and other assistive devices.

9. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
 Develops or adapts assistive technology.

10. SOCIAL WORKER
 Assists students and families in their adjustment to
the disabilities.

11. GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
 Offers individual counseling, guidance service and
family therapy to those who need these services.

12. PSYCHOLOGIST
 Conducts psychodiagnostic and educational
assessment for use as basis in school program
planning and intervention.

13. ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS
 Involve work space modifications, changes in the location
of materials and equipment, object modifications or
adapting the equipment or materials for given tasks,
changing the manner in which the task is done, and use of
manipulation aids.
 BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344, ENACTED IN 1983 AND
RA 7277 direct schools and institution to provide barrier-
free architecture which includes but not limited to
sidewalks, ramps, handrails, parking spaces, toilet and
restroom facilities for persons with disabilities.

14. Any item, equipment or product
system, whether acquired
commercially off the shelf, modified
or customized, that is used to
increase,maintain, or improve the
capabilities of individuals with
disabilities
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

15. MOBILITY AIDS
 Assistive technology devices that help people
perform movements in a variety of environments.

16. SEATING AND POSITIONING AIDS
 Use to position the disabled person in the best
posture to participate in a particular activity.

17. AIDS FOR DAILY LIVING
 Devices used to increase independence.
 Assist an individual in performing functional living
skills or self-help activities.

18. COMMUNICATION AIDS
 Devices such as as speech synthesizers, text-to-speech software, and
telecommunication for the deaf. These augmentative and alternative
communication or “aug com” devices assist students who may have
speech difficulties, are nonverbal, or have difficulty in communicating
with other people.

19. SENSORY AIDS
 Assistive technology devices for students who have primary
disabilities as hearing impairment and visual impairment.

20. INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS
 Refers to the devices and adaptations to materials
that help facilitate an individual’s learning.