1 in __ people have a disability
5
1 out of every _ people has an. activity limitation
7
___% of population over ____y/o has some functional limitations.
___ has a severe limitation
25% of population over 15 y/o has some functional limitations
1/3 has a severe limitation
1 in ___ people age 5+ needs assistance in daily activites
25
A disability may impact only a small portion of person’s life, but the disability is considered his/her defining characteristic by many others
got it
Impairment
Abnormality, defect, condition of physiological or anatomical structure or function
Disability
Restriction of activity because of impairment
Handicap
disadvantage suffered because of disability or impairment
A term commonly used in the US to describe life-long disabilites
Developmental disabilities
Developmental disabilities manifest before age ___ & often present at ____
22, birth
Developmental disabilities include
intellectual disability
cerebral palsy
epilepsy
autism
A disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills that originates before the age of 18
Intellectual disability
what is the most common developmental disability
intellectual disability
how many ppl are affected by the intellectual disability
6.2 - 7.5 million ppl
___% of person with ID have mild impairment
87
what is the cause of ID?
unknown
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability
Americans with disabilities Act
AD act includes
employment public service public accommodations commercial facilities telecommunications
Mainstreaming
challenges many of the individuals with developmental disabilities experience
