"The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, a child who has an “other health impairment” is very likely to be eligible for special services to help the child address his or her educational, developmental, and
functional needs resulting from the disability." Definition:
(i) Is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome; and (ii) Adversely affects a child’s educational performance.” Health ImpairmentsEvidence Based Practices:
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Teaching Strategiesenvironment to the next. materials. Organize the classroom accordingly, and keep all materials in permanent locations for easy access. -Allow extra time for finishing assignments or for testing. -For more complex activities, simplify steps to make them more manageable. -Seat the student close to the teacher and away from any peers that might be distracting. -Post a daily and weekly schedule that clearly delineates each activity. These schedules can then be used as prompts to direct the student back on task. -Keep these schedules as consistent as possible, and keep unstructured time at a minimum. below is a slideshow of children with health impairments Identification:OHI identification requires a complete evaluation by an IEP team (just like other impairment categories) and is NOT a default or back-up category for children who do not meet eligibility criteria for other impairments.
The factors necessary for a disability to be identified as an “Other Health Impairment” according to IDEA are broken down as follows: Limited strength, vitality, or alertness (only one of these three must apply in any individual case)
Chronic or acute health problem (no specific length of time for the health problem to be present or continue—illness may be cyclical or recurring)
Adversely affects educational performance (determined by IEP team after careful evaluation and discussion that is structured around specific criteria)
· IDEA specifically mentions the following disabilities in its definition of OHI: o ADD and ADHD o Diabetes o Epilepsy o Heart conditions o Hemophilia o Lead poisoning o Leukemia o Nephritis o Rheumatic fever o Sickle cell anemia o Tourette syndrome |