2. Special Education is the Practice of Educating
Students with Special Educational Needs in
Away that Addresses their Individual
Difference and Needs.
Common Special Needs Include:
Learning Disability
Communication Disorders
Physical Disabilities
3. A person has a disability if he/she has a
physical or mental impairment that has a
substantial and long term adverse effect on
his/her ability to carry out normal day today
activities.
Major models are following below;-
4. Medical model
The medical model or illness approach is
based on the view that disability is caused by
disease or trauma and its solution is
intervention provided by professionals.
The medical model reinforce the view that
physicians, nurses and other professionals
are best qualified to make key decisions
about health issues.
5. The social model views that disability has a
socially constructed and a consequence of
societies lack of awareness and concern
about those who may require some
modifications to live full, productive lives.
Here society considers cause of disability.
6. Similar to medical model rehabilitation model
suggests that care support are determined by
professionals
7. It depict disabled people are victim of
circumstance, deserving of pity