TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract This chapter is structured for teaching young learners with physical (orthopedic) disabilities in special education. Orthopedic impairments encompass a range of disabling conditions. Orthopedic impairments are typically grouped into three main categories: (1) congenital anomalies (CA) such as absence of a member or clubfoot, (2) impairments caused by disease such as bone tuberculosis (TB) or poliomyelitis, or (3) impairments for other causes to include amputations, fractures, cerebral palsy (CP), burns, or fractures. In the chapter, the authors present definitions of various orthopedic impairments and discuss their respective etiologies followed by discussions of specific disabling conditions. Students with orthopedic impairments present both challenges and opportunities to special education teachers as is evident in the following case of Amira, a girl with asthma and CP.
VL  - 34
SN  - 978-1-78756-041-3, 978-1-78756-040-6/0270-4013
DO  - 10.1108/S0270-401320190000034011
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320190000034011
AU  - Asola Eugene
AU  - Hodge Samuel R.
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Special Education for Young Learners with Physical Disabilities
T2  - Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities
T3  - Advances in Special Education
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 173
EP  - 185
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -