(i) Autism (A)
(ii) Developmental
delay (DD) (until age 9 years)
(iii) Emotional
disability (ED)
(iv) Hearing
impairment (HI)
(v) Other health
impairments (OHI)
(vi) Specific
learning disability (SLD)
(vii) Mild, moderate
or severe intellectual disability (MID, MOID, SID)
(viii) Multiple disabilities (MD)
(ix) Multiple
disabilities w/ severe sensory
impairment (MDSSI)
(x) Orthopedic
impairment (OI)
(xi) Preschool
severe delay (PSD)
(xii)
Speech/language impairment (SLI)
(xiii) Traumatic
brain injury (TBI)
(xiv) Visual
impairment (VI)
However, disability condition is only first step of two step
process. The child must also need
special education, that is, specially designed instruction (SPECIALLY DESIGNED
INSTRUCTION) to benefit from education.