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Low and high incidence disabilities

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Low-Incidence Disabilities reflect in students that make up 20% of all students with disabilities. Friend and Bursuck (2012) say students with low-incidence disabilities:
  • have received some type of special education service since birth
  • need the same attention as students without disabilities
  • includes students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities (IQ < 50)
  • may have a developmental delay

Examples of Low-Incidence Disabilities:
  • blindness
  • low vision
  • deafness
  • hard-of-hearing
  • deaf-blindness
  • significant developmental delay
  • complex health issues
  • serious physical impairment
  • multiple disability
  • certain spectrum of autism



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High-Incidence Disabilities reflect in students that make up 80% of all students with disabilities. Friend and Bursuck (2012) say students with High-Incidence disabilities share these characteristics:
  • often hard to distinguish from students without disabilities, especially in non-school settings
  • often display a combination of academic, behavioral and social problems
  • can meet same standards as students without disabilities when highly structured interventions are put into place

Examples of High-Incidence Disabilities:
  • communication disorders (speech and language impairments)
  • specific learning disabilities (including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD])
  • mild/moderate mental retardation
  • emotional or behavioral disorders
  • cognitive impairment
  • certain spectrum of autism



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Inclusion Resource This site is an inclusion resource for everyone by general education teachers.  A general education teacher could find information on the following:
  • a description of the disability areas.
  • appropriate modifications and accommodations for disability categories.
  • components of an IEP pertinent to a general education teacher.
  • descriptions of different inclusion strategies usable by a general education teacher.
  • descriptions of different behavioral strategies to support students in the general education classroom.
  • collaboration techniques for working with special education teachers and other IEP members.

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The Family Center on Technology and Disability  The Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) provides the following:
  • a resource designed to support organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities
  • information and services on the subject of assistive and instructional technologies
  • information that supports you in your efforts to bring the highest quality education to children with disabilities

Low-Incidence Disabilities Video
High-Incidence Disabilities And How Assistive Technology Can Help Video
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