What is "disability"for you ?

Introduction

Since the law for access for everyone has been apply in France, teacher are more and more

expose to students with disabilities. In September 2016, there was 172 145 pupils with

disabilities at elementary school. Whether a surge of 7,5%.

We have chosen to speak about disabilities at school because it’s a subject which interest

us. Moreover, it’s an issue that we may meet during our occupation.

This presentation will show you different category of disabilities that we can encounter at

school or in society and some tools in order to adapt our educational methods.

What is “disability” for you ?

Definition : Term of Disabilities points out a person’s incapacity to live and act in his

environment because of physical, sensory or mental deficiency.

I/ Disabilities generality

Disability remains today a very difficult word to define, often badly used and almost always

connoted in a negative way.

Motor disability It covers all disorders that can cause partial or complete impairment of motor

skills, including upper and / or lower limbs (difficulty to move, keep or change a position, take

and manipulate, perform certain actions). Certain cerebral motor impairments may also

cause difficulties in expressing themselves, without impairing intellectual abilities.

The visual handicap It concerns the blind people, but also, in the majority of the cases, the

visually impaired people.

Hearing impairment Total hearing loss is rare. As with visual impairment, most hearing

impaired people have "auditory remains" for which hearing aids provide real utility. Some

deaf people use sign language and others use lip reading to communicate.

The psychic handicap It can be noted that people with psychological difficulties suffer from a

discomfort that can be translated, at times, by behaviors that are confusing for others,

because they are far from the usual and agreed behaviors.

Intellectual disability It is a limitation in the speed of mental functions in terms of

understanding, knowledge and cognition. The resulting disabilities may have different

degrees and disrupt the acquisition of memorizing knowledge, attention, communication,

social and professional autonomy, emotional stability and behavior ...

Disabling diseases All respiratory, digestive, parasitic, infectious diseases (diabetes,

haemophilia, AIDS, cancer, hyperthyroidism ...) can lead to deficiencies or more or less

important constraints. They can be momentary, permanent or evolving. Nearly half of

disabling diseases are respiratory or cardiovascular.

Introduction

Since the law for access for everyone has been apply in France, teacher are more and more

expose to students with disabilities. In September 2016, there was 172 145 pupils with

disabilities at elementary school. Whether a surge of 7,5%.

We have chosen to speak about disabilities at school because it’s a subject which interest

us. Moreover, it’s an issue that we may meet during our occupation.

This presentation will show you different category of disabilities that we can encounter at