UW-Milwaukee ARC Impairment Categories

UW-Milwaukee ARC Impairment Categories

1)Visual Disability

2)Deaf

3)Mobility Disability

4)Psychological Disability

5)Drug/Alcohol Disability

6)Learning Disability

7)Head Injury

8)Other Health Impairment

9)Temporary Disability

10)No Documented Disability

11)Hard of Hearing

12)Attention Deficit Disorder

13)Autism Spectrum Disorder

U.S. DOE Impairment Categories

1)Autism

2)Deaf-Blindness

3)Deafness

4)Emotional Disturbance

5)Hearing Impairment

6)Intellectual Disability

7)Multiple Disabilities

8)Orthopedic Impairment

9)Other Health Impairment

10)Specific Learning Disability

11)Speech or Language Impairment

12)Traumatic Brain Injury

13)Visual Impairment (including blindness)

RERC-AMI MED-AUDIT Impairment Categories

a)Auditory sensory Impairment

i)Hard of hearing

ii)Deaf

b)Vision sensory Impairment

i)Low vision

ii)Blind

c)Speech impairment: Motor

d)Intellectual (cognitive)

i)Language

(1)Expression

(2)Comprehension

ii)Comprehension: social/environmental

iii)Reasoning

iv)Memory

(1)Short-term

(2)Long-term

e)Skin and connective tissue impairment

i)Integrity

ii)Hypersensitivity

iii)Lack of sensitivity

f)Other sensory impairment (olfactory, gustatory, chemical, etc.)

g)Mental and behavioral impairment (e.g, mental illness)

h)Lower limb impairment

i)Paralysis

ii)Tremor/spasticity

iii)Contracture

iv)Pain

v)Weakness

(1)Muscle

(2)Bone

vi)Proprioception

vii)Missing limb or missing part of limb

viii)Coordination

ix)balance

i)Head, neck, and trunk

i)Paralysis

ii)Tremor/spasticity

iii)Contracture

iv)Pain

v)Weakness

(1)Muscle

(2)Bone

vi)Proprioception

vii)Balance

j)Overall Body

i)Endurance/fatigue

ii)Weakness

(1)Muscle

(2)Bone

iii)Respiratory

iv)Balance

v)Spatial Perception

ADA-CAT Demographics

1)Cognitive Function

a)Memory Limitations

b)Language Difficulty (Aphasia, low literacy, etc.)

c)Executive Functions (planning, vigilance, etc.)

d)Behavioral Limitations (impulse control, emotional lability)

2)Physical Function

a)Upper Extremity Limitation (weakness or loss of either arm)

b)Lower Extremity Limitation (weakness or loss of either leg/foot)

c)Weakness or abnormality of head, neck, or trunk control/position

d)Condition affecting entire body (e.g., connective tissue disease such as Lupus or Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

3)Sensory Function

a)Low Vision (not correctable by glasses)

b)Hard of Hearing

c)Impaired sensation (e.g., touch, temperature, joint position)

d)Blindness (no functional vision)

e)Deafness (no functional hearing)

f)Balance disorder- high risk of falls

School Functional Assessment (SFA) Adaptations Checklist

1)Cognitive

a)Alternative curriculum

b)Alternative/modified materials

c)Adjusted expectations/objectives

d)Additional repetition or practice

e)Alternative/modified directions

f)Alternative/modified form of evaluation

g)Multisensory approach

h)Change in pace or sequence of activities

i)Extended time

j)Use of notebooks or lists

k)Peer involvement

l)Other

2)Behavioral

a)Specialized routines/responsibilities

b)Different student grouping techniques

c)Rule modifications

d)Increased feedback or monitoring

e)Extended time for activities

f)Use of reinforcers

g)Transition modification

h)Other

3)Communication

a)Hearing & Listening

i)Communication board

ii)Communication book

iii)Speech output device

iv)Mouthstick

v)Headwand

vi)Choice program

vii)Hearing aids

viii)Microphone

ix)Interpreter

b)Reading & Vision

i)Signal system

ii)Braille

iii)Other

4)Computer

a)Specialized software

b)Control switches

c)Modified hardware/keyboard

d)Calculator

e)Environmental controls

f)Other

5)Other

a)Seating/mobility

b)Aide/Peer assistant

c)Activities of Daily Living

d)Adapted classroom tools

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