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	Physical Disabilities
		For children with physical disabilities and their families each day may bring new challenges.
		Persons with physical disabilities may experience functional, visual, orthopedic, motor, or hearing impairments, which may impact upon their ability to walk, play and learn.
		Physical disabilities are also often defined and categorized by some degree of limitation in the use of upper or lower extremities and maintaining posture and positioning.
	www.kidneeds.com /diagnostic_categories/physical.htm (150 words)

	CHAPTER 11: PHYSICAL DISABILITIES - PSY 376 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Children and youths with physical disabilities are those ________ _________ ________ or _______ ________interfere with school attendance or learning to such an extent that special services, training, equipment, materials, or facilities are required.
		An increase in prevalence of physical disabilities may be due to improvements in ____________ and _________ _____________ to children with certain conditions.
		Physical disabilities may limit children's experiences and it may be difficult or impossible for some children to manipulate education materials or to respond to educational tasks the way most children do.
	cas.indwes.edu /education/faculty/CG-PSY376/chap11notes.html (1837 words)

	Disability - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This definition, known as the 'social model' of disability, makes a clear distinction between the impairment itself (such as a medical condition that makes a person unable to walk or unable to sit) and the disabling effects of society in relation to that impairment.
		Many books on disability and disability rights point out that 'disabled' is an identity that one is not necessarily born with, as disabilities are more often acquired than congenital.
		Some disability rights activists use an acronym TAB, Temporarily Able-Bodied, as a reminder that many people will develop disabilities at some point in their lives, due to accidents, illness (physical, mental or emotional), or late-emerging effects of genetics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Disability (988 words)

	Physical Disabilities Evaluation System Overview
		The purpose of Physical Disability Evaluation Branch is to ensure equitable application of the provisions of Title 10, United States Code, Chapter 61, which relate to the separation of retirement of military personnel by reason of physical disability.
		Disability level and personnel status may be changed only once during a member’s tenure on the TDRL; at that time the member’s case is permanently resolved.
		Disability evaluation is precluded by a member’s misconduct.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/cgpc/adm/adm1ov.htm (1273 words)

	NPR : People with Physical Disabilities, Who Needs Housing, Housing First
		Disability groups have been working with architects and builders to educate them on the needs of people with disabilities.
		Starnes says visitability standards not only make it easier for people with physical disabilities to be part of their neighborhood, but can allow people without pre-existing disabilities to stay in their homes as they age.
		The growth is due in large part to an expanding definition of what constitutes a disability but also to the aging of the overall population, and the increasing prevalence of certain lifestyle-related diseases.
	www.npr.org /news/specials/housingfirst/whoneeds/physdisabled.html (1431 words)

	Documenting Physical Disabilities
		The mission of the Task Force on Disabilities is to provide a comprehensive set of guidelines for the clinical documentation of physical disabilities, including chronic health conditions that rise to the level of a disability, in adolescents and adults.
		Physical disabilities include but are not limited to impairments, chronic illnesses, traumatic brain injury, arthritis, and visual, hearing, mobility, and manual limitations.
		Furthermore, to safeguard the confidentiality of individuals with physical disabilities, evaluators may withhold or redact any portion of the documentation that is not directly relevant to ETS's criteria for establishing a disability as defined by the ADA and a rationale for requested testing accommodations.
	www.ets.org /portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=98bfd94fb3f45010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=fbc7be3a864f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD (1877 words)

	Disabilities: Physical or General
		This article focuses on students who are referred to as having "conduct disorders" and "emotional disabilities," "behavioral disorders," and "serious emotional disturbances," because these students demonstrate behavior that is noticeably different and unacceptable from that expected in school or the community.
		Although providing early intervention to children with disabilities in an inclusive environment designed to meet the needs of all children is commonly regarded as best practice, concerns are sometimes raised about the ability of preschool programs to meet the needs of children developing normally as well as those with developmental delays.
		These are benefits payable to children with disabilities who are under the age of 18 because a parent is collecting retirement or disability benefits from Social Security or children who are entitled to benefits because the child is under the age of 18 and a parent has died.
	www.kidsource.com /kidsource/pages/dis.physical.html (3367 words)

	Physical Disabilities
		Physical impairment refers to a broad range of disabilities which include orthopedic, neuromuscular, cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders.
		People with these disabilities often must rely upon assertive devices such as wheelchairs, crutches, canes, and artificial limbs to obtain mobility.
		The physical disability may either be congenital or a result of injury, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, amputation, heart disease, pulmonary disease or more.
	www.csun.edu /~sp20558/dis/physical.html (351 words)

	Physical Disabilities
		This article stresses that music therapy is valuable in the physical rehabilitation setting as it not only addresses the physical needs of the patients, but also the patients’ activities of daily living skills, and their behaviors and feelings as they relate to their disabilities.
		One of the primary services in any physical rehabilitation program is to enable persons with physical disabilities to achieve optimal mental health and physical functioning.
		Research shows that music therapy with patients’ in a physical rehabilitation setting can be used to address a person’s physical needs as well as his or her behavioral and emotional needs.
	www.farlowmusictherapy.com /articles/physical_disability (2178 words)

	Going to a Physical Therapist
		Physical therapy is a type of medical treatment that helps a person move his or her body.
		Physical therapy helps people who have been injured, or who have a physical disability such as cerebral palsy, so they can move their bodies better.
		Before leaving the hospital, the physical therapist would teach him or her how to walk with crutches and how to go up and down stairs.
	www.kidshealth.org /kid/ill_injure/aches/physical_therapy.html (627 words)

	Physical Disabilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Physical disability is a collective term which applies to the many forms and degrees of severity of physical impairments that result from damage to the body's support and locomotor systems, and other internal or external damage to the body and its functions.
		Teachers in schools for the physically disabled find that they are confronted with an increase in the number of severely disabled pupils, a decrease in those of average intelligence, and a growing number of pupils with behavioural disorders.
		Since many physically disabled young people try for training and a job in non-technical careers, particularly business training colleges should make efforts to adapt their buildings and facilitate attendance at the college by those with severe walking difficulties and wheelchair users, and thereby enable them to follow a course of training in industry.
	www.aaonline.dkf.de /rehabuch/englisch/p229.htm (6519 words)

	Physical therapists
		Physical therapist assistants, under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist, may be involved in implementing treatment plans with patients.
		Physical therapists should have strong interpersonal skills in order to be able to educate patients about their physical therapy treatments.
		Physical therapists are expected to continue their professional development by participating in continuing education courses and workshops.
	www.bls.gov /oco/print/ocos080.htm (1287 words)

	Physical therapists
		Physical therapist assistants, under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist, may be involved in implementing treatment plans with patients.
		Physical therapists should have strong interpersonal skills in order to be able to educate patients about their physical therapy treatments.
		Physical therapists are expected to continue their professional development by participating in continuing education courses and workshops.
	stats.bls.gov /oco/print/ocos080.htm (1287 words)

	Jewish Physically Challenged Survivors of Sexual Violence
		In both the disability rights movement and the battered women's movement, it is generally acknowledged that programs to assist abused women are often architectually inaccessible, lack interpreter services for deaf women, and are unable to assist women who need assistance with daily self care or medications.
		For women with physical disabilities, limitations in physically escaping violent situations are in sharp contrast to women with hearing impairments, who may be able to escape but face communication barriers in most settings designed to help battered women.
		Certain commonalities exist across disability groups, such as economic dependence, social isolation, and the whittling away of self-esteem on the basis of disability as a precursor to abuse.
	www.theawarenesscenter.org /physicallychallenged.html (3566 words)

	NCPAD:Exercise/Fitness: Resistance Training for Persons with Physical Disabilities
		Persons with physical disabilities are often confronted with many physical challenges as a result of their functional limitations (i.e., inability to walk) and associated health conditions (i.e., spasticity, weakness, fatigue).
		Maintaining a high level of fitness among persons with physical disabilities has even greater importance than in the general population, because a loss in strength could erode a person's ability to care for themselves, work, recreate or engage in community events (i.e., attend worship services, socialize with friends).
		If persons with physical disabilities are unable to transfer from their wheelchair to their car, or walk from their home to the bus stop or train station, they will have difficulty working and participating in social and community events.
	www.ncpad.org /exercise/fact_sheet.php?sheet=107 (592 words)

	NICHCY General Resources: General Information about Disabilities (GR3)
		A child may not be identified as having a disability just because he or she has not had enough instruction in math or reading.
		...means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
		IDEA’s definitions of disability terms help states, schools, service providers, and parents decide if a child is eligible for early intervention or special education and related services.
	www.nichcy.org /pubs/genresc/gr3.htm (1998 words)

	Going to a Physical Therapist
		Physical therapy is a type of medical treatment that helps a person move his or her body.
		Physical therapy helps people who have been injured, or who have a physical disability such as cerebral palsy, so they can move their bodies better.
		Before leaving the hospital, the physical therapist would teach him or her how to walk with crutches and how to go up and down stairs.
	kidshealth.org /kid/ill_injure/aches/physical_therapy.html (627 words)

	Cheshire County Council: Physical Disabilities
		If you are severely disabled and could benefit from a powered indoor/outdoor wheelchair, your wheelchair assessment unit may be able to provide you with one.
		Your local Disability Service has a comprehensive database of local and national information on a wide range of subjects for disabled people, their families, carers and professionals working in the field.
		This is a free service for people with mental, physical or sensory disabilities, their families carers or friends.
	www.cheshire.gov.uk /socialcareandhealth/disabilities/physical_disabilities.htm (4097 words)

	Physical disability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		IDEA refers to physical disabilities as orthopedic impairment, and in C.F.R. Sec 300.7 states: "Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
		Physical therapy may include support in learning or increasing ability in running, kicking and throwing a ball, or learning to ride a bike.
		There are numerous very different kinds of physical disabilities and clusters of symptoms that are included in the broad diagnosis of orthopedic impairment.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~jde7/ese504/class/advanced/Physicaldisabilities.html (2796 words)

	Physical disability guidelines
		Furthermore, to safeguard the confidentiality of individuals with physical disabilities, evaluators may withhold or redact any portion of the documentation that is not directly relevant to Loyola College’s criteria for establishing a disability as defined by the ADA and a rationale for requested accommodations.
		DSS recognizes that "physical disability" is a generic term that can refer to a variety of conditions of short or long duration.
		Although some individuals have long-standing or permanent diagnoses, because of the changing manifestations of many physical disabilities, it is essential that a student provide recent and appropriate documentation from a qualified evaluator that is relevant to the specific college environment.
	www.loyola.edu /campuslife/healthservices/disabilitysupportservices/documents/physicaldisabilityguidelines.html (1690 words)

	Physical Disabilities
		A number of students who have physical disabilities will not be able to undertake the same range of activities as other students, although the majority will be able to find alternative ways of taking part.
		The cause of the disability is not as important as the effect it has on the student and their experience at University.
		The Disability Coordinator can organise visits which include a tour of the campus and the main buildings, the department in which the student is interested and a hall of residence.
	www.rdg.ac.uk /disability/awareness/physical.htm (726 words)

	Physical Disabilities - Disability Support Services - Montgomery College, MD
		Most of the students have learning disabilities (55 percent), followed by attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, and psychiatric and physical disabilities.
		Some disabilities are readily visible; more frequently, they are not and may be difficult to identify.
		These disabilities may include conditions such as spinal cord injury (paraplegia or quadriplegia), cerebral palsy, spina bifida, amputation, muscular dystrophy, cardiac conditions, cystic fibrosis, paralysis, polio/post polio, and stroke.
	www.mc.cc.md.us /Departments/dispsvc/physical.htm (475 words)

	Victims with Disabilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Only 33 percent of the abused women with physical disabilities who were surveyed sought assistance to address the abuse, and from this group, there were “mixed reactions” as to whether the assistance had been a positive experience.
		In a five-year retrospective study of 4,340 child patients with disabilities in a pediatric hospital, 68 percent were found to be victims of sexual abuse and 32 percent were victims of physical abuse.
		Despite the high incidence of violence against people with disabilities, few participants reported that their center served people with cognitive disabilities (seven percent), physical disabilities (six percent), or who are blind, deaf or have hearing loss (one percent).
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /ovc/ncvrw/2005/pg5t.html (1092 words)

	Sport and physical activity for people with physical disabilities Parks & Recreation - Find Articles
		Although research focusing on sports and physical activity in the general population is plentiful, research addressing these areas for people with physical disabilities is a recent phenomenon.
		Some studies were completed prior to the mid-1970s, but most research addressing sports and physical activity for people with physical disabilities has been done in the last 15 years.
		Brasile (1989) also found that the presence of a physical disability was of little significance in determining an individual's reasons for participating in sport and physical activity.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1145/is_n2_v28/ai_13443591 (829 words)

	Physical Disabilities
		Information is provided about the issues that need to be considered by a young person approaching 18 years of age and by their parents or carers to make sure that the person continues to receive necessary services.
		Women with disabilities are more likely to experience violence than other women and for more extended periods of time.
		Compared to women without disabilities, women with disabilities are more likely to experience violence and for more extended periods of time.
	www.healthinsite.gov.au /topics/Physical_Disabilities (816 words)

	Access to Medical Care: Adults with Physical Disabilities — World Institute on Disability
		Financial aid is available for individuals with disabilities and for special circumstances.
		The twenty-minute video/DVD and training curriculum for physicians, dentists, nurses, and other medical staff covers issues that affect the quality of care for patients with disabilities in outpatient clinical settings.
		Interviews with expert medical providers and a diverse group of people with disabilities address cultural competence; access and communication issues in the clinic; common myths and stereotypes about disability that interfere with accurate assessment of patients; and barriers to health care delivery.
	www.wid.org /publications/access-to-medical-care-adults-with-physical-disabilities (309 words)

	Aberdeenshire Council - Physical Disabilities
		Challenging Disability, a Joint Strategy for Physical Disability for Aberdeenshire was developed in 2003.
		It is intended to be an extremely practical document, designed to create a framework for physically disabled people which are coordinated, effective and efficient.
		The strategy is currently being updated with new actions being identified and prioritised to reflect the changing needs of people with a physical disability.
	www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk /disabilities/physical.asp (158 words)

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