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Special Education

Notes Problems: Poor muscle control, weakness and fatigue, difficulty in walking, talking, seeing,
speaking or grasping due to weakness. People do sympathy with then, but they feel ashamed
and along. They need full chances to get ahead.

5.6 Keywords

• Impairment : The state of having a physical or mental condition which means that the part
of body or brain does not work correctly.
• Neurological : Relating to nerves or to science of neurology.
• Cognitive : Connected with mental process of understanding.
• Orthopedics : The branch of medicine connected with injuries and diseases of bones.
• Locomotion : Movement or the ability to move.

5.7 Review Questions
1. What is myopia?
2. Discuss the causes of hearing impairment before birth.
3. What is the effect of strong drugs on pregnant woman?
4. What is "cerebral palsy"?
5. Write about Muscular Dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis.
Answer: Self Assement
1. (i) Synthetic touch, analytic touch (ii) Visual impairment
(iii) Astigmatism (iv) awareness
(v) Surgery
2. (i) (b) (ii) (a) (iii)(c) (iv)(d)
(v) (a)

5.8 Further Readings

1. ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children Reston VA: Visually
handicapped: Requires special educational provisions because of ... as lighting, use of
optical aids and devices, tasks, and personal characteristics.
2. Special Education : Laura Rothstein; Scott F.Johnson; Sage Publisher, Inc.
3. Special Education: Daniel P. Hallahan, James M. Kauffman, Paige C. Pullen; Pearson
Education, Inc.

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