Disability and Impairment

Dyscalculia is a learning disorder that affects math comprehension and number organization.

Impairment is any loss or abnormality of physiological, psychological, or anatomical structure or function. Disability is a restriction or lack of ability resulting from impairment to perform an activity in the manner considered normal for a human being. Handicap is a disadvantage for an individual resulting from an impairment that limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role considered normal.

Impairment refers to any loss or abnormality of physiological, psychological or anatomical structure or function. For example, a person with a broken arm has a physical impairment. Disability is a restriction or lack of ability resulting from impairment to perform an activity in the manner considered normal for a human being. For example, a person with a broken arm may have a disability in performing certain activities that require the use of both arms. Handicap is a disadvantage for an individual resulting from an impairment that limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role considered normal. For example, a person with a broken arm may have a handicap in fulfilling the duties of their job that require the use of both arms.

Disability can be caused by genetic factors, environmental factors, childhood diseases, and inaccessible environments.

Dysgraphia is a learning disorder that affects handwriting and fine motor skills.

Disability is caused by societal, environmental, and systemic barriers. No, disability is not a punishment from God or a form of personal punishment.

Genetic causes, environmental factors, childhood diseases, and inaccessible environments can cause disability.

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that affects reading and language processing skills.

Society, environment, and systemic barriers that cause disability include inaccessible infrastructure, lack of appropriate medical care, inadequate educational opportunities, and social exclusion.

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) affects how sound is processed or interpreted by the brain. Individuals with APD have difficulty recognizing subtle differences between sounds in words.

Language Processing Disorder is a learning disorder that affects attaching meaning to sound groups in language.

Visual impairment includes blindness and low vision.

Visual impairment includes blindness and low vision.

Hearing impairment includes hard of hearing and deafness.

Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities are learning disorders that affect verbal skills and motor, visual-spatial, and social skills.

Hearing impairment includes hard of hearing and deafness.

Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit is a learning disorder that affects understanding and coordination of visual information.

Auditory Processing Disorder affects how sound is processed or interpreted by the brain. Individuals with APD have difficulty recognizing subtle differences between sounds in words.

Impairment refers to any loss or abnormality of physiological, psychological, or anatomical structure or function, while disability is a restriction or lack of ability resulting from impairment to perform an activity in the manner considered normal for a human being. Therefore, impairment is the physical or mental condition that causes disability.

No, disability is not a punishment from God or a form of personal punishment. Disability is caused by various factors, including genetic and environmental factors, and is not a reflection of personal worth or morality.

Speech and Language Impairments are learning disorders that affect communication and educational performance. The different types of speech impairments include articulation, fluency, and voice disorders, while the different types of language impairments include phonological, morphological, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic difficulties. Pragmatic difficulties involve understanding and using language in social contexts.