1. Welcome Session 7 Physical/Mobility/Multiple Other

2. Today's Session Physical/Mobility/Multiple/Other

3. Physical Disabilities

4. Types of Physical Disabilities Congenital- born with physical difficulties or developing soon after birth Acquired- Those developed through injury or disease The age at which a condition develops often determines its impact.

5. Commonly Occurring Physical impairments Condition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Spinal-cord injury Cerebral palsy Epilepsy Neural tube defects Muscular dystrophy (MD) Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) Cystic fibrosis Prevalence in U.S. 95 per 100,000 40 per 1,000,000 500,000; approx 5,000 new cases each year 2.3 million Spina bifida- approx 1 of every 1,000 children. 50,000-250,000 diagnosed annually Approx. 300,000 children Approx 30,000

6. Technologies useful for students with physical disabilities Architectural access   automatic doors with pressure plates   Wide hallways   Handrails in bathroom   Lower drinking fountains, with push lever rather than buttons   Ramps   Lowered and or adapted switches for lights and other devices   Robotic tools for hard to reach places

7. Technologies useful for students with physical disabilities cont. Mobility Wheelchairs Walkers Canes Communication Augmentative and alternative communication devices Book holders Telephone adaptations Text-to-speech devices Screen readers Computer Access Joysticks Handheld computers Specialized keyboards and keypads Keyguards Touch screen monitors Mouth-or foot controlled switches Voice activated systems Accessible websites

8. Mobility Impairments

10. Multiple Disabilities

11. Data Physical-Multiple-Mobility 25 Million Affected

12. Other Traumatic Brain Injury

13. Conclusion