Visual Impairments and Disabilities

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What does mental retardation refer to?

A physical or medical condition that affects energy and strength

A difficulty in managing daily activities and social situations due to sub-average intelligence (correct)

A presence of emotional states like depression and aggression over a considerable amount of time

A combination of two or more different types of disabilities

What is the term for a condition that affects one or more senses, such as sight, hearing, or smell?

Physical Disability

Multiple Disability

Emotional Disorder

Sensory Disability (correct)

What is characterized by the presence of two or more different types of disabilities?

Mental Retardation

Multiple Disability (correct)

Severe Disability

Sensory Impairment

What is an example of a physical or medical condition that affects learning and performance in school?

Limited energy and strength (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition that affects a person's ability to manage daily activities and conduct themselves appropriately in social situations?

Mental Retardation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of physical disabilities and health impairments?

They are usually long-term (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a visual problem that calls for specific modification or adjustments in the student's educational program?

Visual Impairment (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a type of visual impairment that interferes with using vision for learning?

Low Vision (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for those who were previously labeled as blind and partially sighted?

Visually Impaired (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a hearing impairment?

Hearing Disability (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a person who is able to use print, with or without aids, as their main medium for performing in school?

Partially Sighted (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of visual impairment?

Dyslexia (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of hearing loss is caused by abnormalities in the inner ear or auditory nerve?

Sensory neural hearing loss (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the combination of conductive and sensory neural hearing loss?

Mixed hearing loss (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a person with unusually high ability or aptitude in one or more areas?

Gifted (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for language that puts a person first before their disability or condition?

Person-first language (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of people-first language?

Identity-first language (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification of hearing loss that includes slight, mild, moderate, severe, and profound?

Degrees of hearing loss (B) Signup and view all the answers