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Federal Categories of Special Education

Below is a visual chart of the 14 Categories of Disabilities recognized in Federal Special Education Law. Each of these categories contains a description of the disability ad how it impacts student education.

References:

Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. Contemporary Practices in Early Intervention: Developmental Delay and IDEA Primer. 2011. Available online at http://www.teachingei.org

Project Ideal Informing and Designing Education for All Learners, Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities 2013 http://www.projectidealonline.org/