Ch 1: Disablities and Special Education-Making a Difference Flashcards
What is the difference between a DISABILITY and a HANDICAP?
A DISABILITY is a condition or impairment
A HANDICAP is barriers or limitations created/imposed by others
What is the DEFICIT PERSPECTIVE?
the DEFICIT PERSPECTIVE follows the idea of normal distribution and forces individuals to be considered in terms of how far away from average they are
What is the CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE of disability?
cultures have unique views of what a disability is and what it means
What is the SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE of disabilities?
Differences considered to be socially constructed
Why does disability perspective matter?
Leads to support or demonization, people are treated as a reflection of how they’re perceived
What are the rules to Person First language and why does it matter?
Put the person first, do not make the person equal to their disability
Communicates perspective
What does the 1973 SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT put into law?
Requirements for accommodations
What overriding principles of service are defined by the 1975 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (EHA/IDEA)?
Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
What does Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) mean?
students are required to have meaningful access to same age peers without disabilities when appropriate
What does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) put into affect in terms of education?
Universal Design and Normalization
What does the Assistive Technology Act (ATA/Tech Act) give access to?
Access to information technology
What is the benefit of differentiation of instruction for all?
needs met early=less struggle and minimized for interventions later on
allows for universal design in learning for all
What does MTSS stand for?
Multi Tiered System of Supports
what principles is MTSS rooted in?
MTSS is rooted in principles of differentiated instruction
what is the goal of MTSS?
provide tiers in increasingly intensive support to students with and without disabilities to ensure adequate intervention and support given in learning
What does RTI stand for?
Response to Intervention
What is Tier 2 used for in RTI?
Tier 2 of RTI is used to provide interventional support in small groups to students who are below grade level on a topic as a supplement to Tier 1, 15% of students in a classroom
How do the tiers of RTI build onto each other?
Tier 1- all students receive regardless, effective for 80-85%
Tier 2-given to those that continue to struggle in small group instruction to supplement tier 1
Tier 3-one on one and minimal small group intervention given to 5% of students as a supplement to tier 1 and 2
What did Elizabeth Farrell do?
She initiated public school classes for students with disabilities
Who is the “Father of Special Ed”?
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
High Incidence vs. Low Incidence
High-Incidence=category with the most students
Low-Incidence=category with few students
How are Disability Categorizations used?
Disability Categorizations are used to ensure proper allocation of resources
What are the 14 categories of disability served under the IDEA/EHA?
Autism
Deaf-Blindness
Deafness
Emotional Disturbance
Hearing Impairment
Mental Retardation
Multiple Disabilities
Orthopedic Impairment
Specific Learning Disability
Other Health Impariment
Speech/language Impairment
Traumatic Brain Injury
Visual Impairment
Developmental Delay
What is Responsive Education?
Education and instruction is guided by individual’s needs
