Categories and Characteristics of Disabilities and Associated Barriers

Question 1

ability to walk from place to place independently with or without an assistive device

Answer 1

Ambulation

Question 2

impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write

Answer 2

Aphasia

Question 3

inability to understand arithmetic and how

to calculate

Answer 3

Dyscalculia

Question 4

inability to draw or copy figures and graphs

Answer 4

Dysgraphia