Australian Thesaurus of Educational Descriptors

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Disabilities

Scope Note: Physical, mental, or sensory impairments that render major life activities more difficult (Note: use a more specific term if possible)
Used For: Disabled; Handicaps; Low incidence disabilities (1995 2012); Special Olympics (1995 2012) #
Narrower Term: Adventitious impairments; Behaviour disorders; Communication disorders; Congenital impairments; Developmental disabilities; Diseases; Hearing impairments; Injuries; Intellectual disability; Language disabilities; Learning disabilities; Mental disorders; Mild disabilities; Multiple disabilities; Perceptual impairments; Physical disabilities; Severe disabilities; Special health problems; Speech disorders; Trauma; Visual impairments
Related Term: Ability; Accessibility; Adapted physical education; Adaptive behaviour (Of disabled); Assistive devices (For disabled); Assistive technology; At risk persons; Deinstitutionalisation (Of disabled); Developmental delays; Disability discrimination; Disability identification; Exceptional child research; Exceptional persons; Gifted disabled; Group homes; Health; Intervention; Long term care; Mainstreaming; Normalisation (Disabilities); Parents with disabilities; Patients; Rehabilitation; Residential care; Respite care; Self care skills; Severity (Of disability); Special education; Special education teachers; Special needs students; Therapy
Subject Category: 220 Disabilities
Date Added: Jan 84