Terms related to Special Education
Impairment: (Tissue damage or disease)
Impairment is any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function of body that is missing of defective part e.g short sightedness, mental retardation, paralysis, deafness etc.
Disability: (Loss of function)
Disability is any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the normal manner or with in the range considered normal for a human being ( resulting from an impairment). Deficiency in seeing, learning, speaking, walking, hearing, writing etc.
Handicapped:
Handicapped is a disadvantage for a given individual resulting from an impairment or disability that limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role that is normal depending upon the age, sex, cultural or social factors for that individual.
Note: When a condition is neglected there is relentless exaction from impairment through disability to handicapped.
Impairment is any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function of body that is missing of defective part e.g short sightedness, mental retardation, paralysis, deafness etc.
Disability: (Loss of function)
Disability is any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the normal manner or with in the range considered normal for a human being ( resulting from an impairment). Deficiency in seeing, learning, speaking, walking, hearing, writing etc.
Handicapped:
Handicapped is a disadvantage for a given individual resulting from an impairment or disability that limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role that is normal depending upon the age, sex, cultural or social factors for that individual.
Note: When a condition is neglected there is relentless exaction from impairment through disability to handicapped.
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