Disability Matrix

Content Environmental Teaching Practice Assessment

Disability Description How Assessed Accommodations or Accommodations or Accommodations or Accommodations or
Modifications Modifications Modifications Modifications

Specific Learning Diagnosed after formal Use of computer for Allow frequent Additional time on test
Disability (SLD) Interferes with student’s education begins. Must Anything within typing instead of breaks. and written
ability to listen, think, have difficulties for at least reason, but the content writing by hand. assignments.
speak, read, write, spell, six months in following probably is not too big Provide large print,
or do math. areas: reading, of an issue for SLD. Preferential seating and provide audiotapes.
comprehension, spelling, special lighting.
written expression, number Present instructions
Umbrella term for many concepts, mathematical orally.
different learning issues, reasoning.
such as reading
disability-dyslexia.

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Content Practice Assessment
Accommodation
Disability Description How Assessed Accommodations or Accommodation Accommodations or
s or
Modifications s or Modifications
Modifications
Modifications

Independent of Daily outlines for Quiet corner Extra time for

Autism (AUT) Unusual fixation, inability to medical diagnosis, transitions between where students Extra breaks completion of
focus without com team of school tasks and activities. can escape built into assignments and
pletion of routine, disruptive professionals barrage of social schedule. exams.
behavior when normal determine if student Break large interaction.
schedule is interrupted, is adversely affected assignments into Alternative Verbally administer
unusual communication by condition. smaller ones. media of tests
habits, difficulty instruction.
understanding social
interactions.

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Traumatic Brain An acquired injury to the brain Tests that measure Reduce quantity of Preferential Reduce emphasis Extra time for
Injury (TBI) caused by an external physical behavior, cognition, work, focusing on seating near front on spelling and assignments and
force resulting in total or memory, attention, quality. of classroom. grammar when exams.
partial functional disability or abstract thinking, grading student
impairment, that adversely judgment, problem Exempt student from Avoid placing work. Permit referencing a
affects a child’s educational solving, reasoning, reading aloud if student in high- dictionary or
performance. and information disability would pressure Provide outlines thesaurus for
processing. adversely affect the situations. and study guides assignments.
Memory difficulties, problems student’s ability to do of lactures.
concentrating, trouble so. Permit use of
maneuvering, struggles with calculator.
socializing.

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Environmental
Content Practice Assessment
Accommodation
Disability Description How Assessed Accommodations or Accommodation Accommodations or
s or
Modifications s or Modifications
Modifications
Modifications

Learning challenges that School professionals Keep rules and Focus on Allow time for
Emotionally Disturbed cannot be explained by determine if student activities simple and Assigned seating positive, what student to take breaks
(ED) intellectual, sensory, or health is eligible under as clear as possible. if it helps reduce the student has when needed.
factors. various ways for student done correct,
ED: Break assignments misbehavior and rather than
Trouble keeping up or into smaller pieces to keeps disruptions repeating what Administer testing
building satisfactory Anxiety, bipolar, ensure the student down. student has done one on one when
relationships with peers and conduct disorder, stays focused. wrong. student is not
teachers eating disorder, distracted by students
OCD, psychotic around them.
Inappropriate behavior or disorders.
emotions in normal
conditions.

Overall attitude of
unhappiness or depression.

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Content Practice Assessment
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Disability Description How Assessed Accommodations or Accommodation Accommodations or
s or
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Intellectual Disability Significantly sub-average Tests that measure Reduce complexity In class aid. Provide clear and More time on tests.
(ID) general intellectual significant these of tasks and concepts Supervision of distinct goals Tests can be taken
functioning, existing three topics: to ensure student has student-student that the student alone or with an aid.
concurrently [at the same intellectual achievable goals that interactions, can achieve. If Different tests offered
time] with deficits in adaptive functioning, will provide them stepping in necessary, that meet student
behavior and manifested adaptive behavior, with feelings of self- whenever provide alternate specific curriculum.
during the developmental and onset before age worth necessary. tasks or
period, of 18 assignments in
that adversely affects a child’s and out of class.
educational performance.

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Deaf (DEAF) An impairment in hearing, Assessed by hearing Louder volume if Preferred seating Captioning on Allow student to not
Hard of Hearing whether permanent or tests at schools. possible for videos, based on needs videos. participate in class
(HH) fluctuating, that adversely presentations with of the student/ discussions if hearing
affects a child’s educational sound. Assistive is too difficult.
performance. Listening
Give notes on Devides.
lectures and
assignments.

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Environmental
Content Practice Assessment
Accommodation
Disability Description How Assessed Accommodations or Accommodation Accommodations or
s or
Modifications s or Modifications
Modifications
Modifications

An impairment in vision that If student is affected Placing student Using larger Magnification aids
Visual Impairments adversely affects a child’s Totally blind, legally by mobility issues close to the front fonts on such as magnification
(VI) educational performance. blind, low vision, due to vision of classroom so presentations, glass or computer
partially sighted. impairment, they can he or she can hand outs, and apps like ZoomText
Near-sightedness, be exempted from have the best instructions. Xtra.
farsightedness, congenital certain activities that possible line of
cataracts and strabismus. require frewuent vision. Giving Additional time for
movement. instructions completion.
Irregular eye movements, verbally in
unusual habits, sitting close to addition to
television or holding book written.
close to face.
Other Health Limited strength, vitality, or Seating: in the Note buddy to More time for
Impaired (OHI): alertness with respect to front, next to a help keep student completion,
(Includes Attention educational environment that: For something like Break content into “role model.” focused on note

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Deficit/Hyperactive ADHD, student is smaller sections. Standing desk or taking. breaking up

Disorder-ADHD) a. is due to chronic or acute evaluated by school table, rubber assignment into
health problems, officials to Reduce amount of bands around Assign smaller segments.
determine eligibility content and focus on legs of the desk. classroom
b.adversely affects educational for IEP/504 quality of work responsibility. Verbal and written
performance. accomodations. turned in. instructions.
Daily and
weekly goal
reports.

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Content Practice Assessment
Accommodation
Disability Description How Assessed Accommodations or Accommodation Accommodations or
s or
Modifications s or Modifications
Modifications
Modifications

Orthopedic issues that School officials Assistive technology Special seating Assistive Allow for extra time
Orthopedically adversely affect a child’s determine eligibility to help students arrangements. technology can on examinations and
Impaired (OI) educational performance. under criteria listed access information. be used assignments if
under IDEA act. Canes, walkers, depending on student’s condition
Could be congenital: clubfoot, Reduce requirements wheelchairs, and student’s needs: affects how long they
missing limbs, of certain projects other specialized speech spend working on
that involve standing furniture should recognition, seomthing.
Disease related: bone in front of class be screen reading
tuberculosis. presenting accommodated. oftware,
information. augmented
Other causes: cerebral palsy, communication
amputations, contractures. devices.

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Teaching
Environmental
Content Practice Assessment
Accommodation
Disability Description How Assessed Accommodations or Accommodation Accommodations or
s or
Modifications s or Modifications
Modifications
Modifications

Speech/Language Stuttering, impaired Speech pathologists Reduce student’s .Preferred Note takers, Speech to text, or text
Impairment (SLI) articulation, language working at schools requirement of public seating so that students receive to speech technology,
impairment, voice impairment work frequently speaking in the teacher can notes from useful when student
that adversely affect student’s with student to classroom. easily classmate or needs to express
educational performance. monitor their communicate teacher. themselves
progress. with the student.

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