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Direct linkHughes, Patricia Paulsen; Ramos, Nilo; Mwarumba, Njoki – Physical Educator, 2017
Purpose: Much of the information physical educators learn about children with disabilities occurs in an introduction to adapted physical education course. Because disabilities often have concomitant medical conditions, it is critical that PE teachers are knowledgeable about risks and safety measures for children with special needs. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Risk, Safety, Disabilities, Children
Hodge, Samuel R.; Asola, Eugene – Advances in Special Education, 2019
This chapter is structured for teaching young learners with other health impairments in special education. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004), other health impairments represent chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),…
Descriptors: Special Education, Young Children, Special Needs Students, Chronic Illness
Download full textNational Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2012
"Other Health Impairment" is one of the 14 categories of disability listed in the nation's special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, a child who has an "other health impairment" is likely to be eligible for special services to help the child address his or her educational,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education
Mittan, Robert J. – Exceptional Parent, 2009
Probably one of the most challenging dilemmas facing people with epilepsy and parents of children with epilepsy are the questions of "if," "who," "when," and "how" to tell others about the epilepsy. There is fear of stigma and rejection. Yet there remains the need to reveal seizures before they reveal themselves without one's control. Telling…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Seizures, Parents, Diseases
Maatta, Tuomo; Maatta, Joonas; Tervo-Maatta, Tuula; Taanila, Anja; Kaski, Markus; Iivanainen, Matti – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Medical problems are described in a population of persons with Down syndrome. Health surveillance is compared to the recommendations of national guidelines. Method: Case records from the specialised and primary healthcare and disability services were analysed. Results: A wide spectrum of age-specific medical and surgical problems was…
Descriptors: Case Records, Alzheimers Disease, Diseases, Down Syndrome
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Kirkham, Fenella J.; Datta, Avijit K. – Developmental Science, 2006
Children with acute hypoxic-ischaemic events (e.g. stroke) and chronic neurological conditions associated with hypoxia frequently present to paediatric neurologists. Failure to adapt to hypoxia may be a common pathophysiological pathway linking a number of other conditions of childhood with cognitive deficit. There is evidence that congenital…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Diseases, Patients, Brain
Brainin, Paul A.; And Others – 1977
The second of a two-volume report on motor vehicle driving by handicapped persons presents an approach to the evaluation of drivers with 20 specific )edical problems. The guide provides information on symptoms, treatment, guidelines for determining risk levels (risk increasing and risk moderating factors), questions for the applicant, and…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Diseases, Driver Education
Brainin, Paul A.; And Others – 1977
The first of a two-volume report on motor vehicle driving by handicapped persons focuses on driving behavior for 19 types of handicapping conditions. Information is detailed regarding driver education and assessment materials, present state laws regarding licensing, relevant medical opinion regarding licensing and examination, complicating factors…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Diseases, Driver Education
