What disability category is Oi?

Orthopedic Impairment (OI)

What are the 3 main areas of orthopedic impairments?

The IDEA category of orthopedic impairments contains a wide variety of disorders. These can be divided into three main areas: neuromotor impairments, degenerative diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders.

Who are orthopedically handicapped?

Orthopaedically Handicapped (OH)– a) Locomotor Disability means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any for form of cerebral palsy.

What is orthopedically impaired?

Orthopedic impairment is defined as a child’s disability relating to a bone, joint, or muscle, that is severe enough to directly affect the child’s educational performance.

What does Oi mean in special education?

Orthopedic Impairment
OI | Orthopedic Impairment. O & M | Orientation and Mobility Services. OSEP | Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education.

Is hearing loss a developmental disability?

Developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, and vision loss, create delays and/or impairments in daily activities that can impact a child’s health and well-being.

How do you identify an orthopedic impairment?

The referral characteristics for the student with an orthopedic impairment (OI) fall more into the area of physical characteristics. These may include paralysis, unsteady gait, poor muscle control, loss of limb, etc. An orthopedic impairment may also impede speech production and the expressive language of the child.

What are causes of orthopedic impairment?

Potential Causes of Orthopedic Impairment

  • Amputation.
  • Birth trauma.
  • Burns.
  • Cerebral palsy.
  • Disease (poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis)
  • Fractures.
  • Genetic abnormality (e.g., the absence of a member, clubfoot)
  • Injury.

What is VH disability?

NOTE: VH, HH, OH stands for Visually Handicapped, Hearing Handicapped and Orthopaedically Handicapped.

What are the 4 categories of disability?

There are many different types of disabilities such as intellectual, physical, sensory, and mental illness.