What are the 14 disability categories?
These are federal terms and definitions.
- Autism.
- Deaf-Blindness.
- Deafness.
- Developmental Delay.
- Emotional Disturbance.
- Hearing Impairment.
- Intellectual Disability (formerly known as Mental Retardation)
- Multiple Disabilities.
What illnesses are classified as disabilities?
The Most Common Types of Disabilities
- Musculoskeletal system and connective problems including: Arthritis. Back pain.
- Mental disorders including: Mood disorders. Schizophrenia.
- Cardiovascular conditions and circulatory disorders. Angina. Hypertension.
- Cancer.
- Nervous system and sense organs conditions. Parkinson’s diseases.
What is emotionally disturbed?
Emotional disturbance means a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child’s educational performance: (A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.
Can a disability cause a performance or conduct problem?
Even when the disability is not causing the performance or conduct problem, some employers still have questions about what action they can take in light of concerns about potential ADA violations.
What are the different types of performance problems?
Types of Performance Problems 1 Poor prioritizing, timing, scheduling 2 Lost time Lateness, absenteeism, leaving without permission. Excessive visiting, phone use, break time, use of the Internet. Misuse of sick leave. 3 Slow response to work requests, untimely completion of assignments. 4 Preventable accidents.
How often do people with disabilities do physical activity?
The impact of these chronic diseases can be reduced by aerobic physical activity but adults with disabilities only do physical activity on a regular basis about half as often as adults without disabilities (12% compared to 22%)
What are the barriers to physical activity for people with disabilities?
Despite the facilitators health benefits, social context and fun, there are depending on age and type of disability barriers on the individual, social and environmental level: Individual: lack of knowledge about where to exercise; fear of falling; the nature of the impairment can produce pain; lack of energy
Why do people with disabilities have performance issues?
Performance issues can occur for many reasons and can sometimes develop due to disability-related limitations, but this may not be known prior to addressing performance issues.
Types of Performance Problems 1 Poor prioritizing, timing, scheduling 2 Lost time Lateness, absenteeism, leaving without permission. Excessive visiting, phone use, break time, use of the Internet. Misuse of sick leave. 3 Slow response to work requests, untimely completion of assignments. 4 Preventable accidents.
How are performance and conduct standards applied to employees with disabilities?
Detailed information about applying performance and conduct standards to employees with disabilities can be found in EEOC’s enforcement guidance on Applying Performance and Conduct Standards to Employees with Disabilities.
What kind of health problems do people with disabilities have?
11.5 percent of adults with a disability have heart disease while 3.8 percent of adults without a disability have heart disease. 16.3 percent of adults with a disability have diabetes while 7.2 percent of adults with a disability have diabetes. 1 in 3 adults with disabilities 18 to 44 years do not have a usual health care provider