Concomitant impairments (such as mental disabilities – blindness, mental disabilities – orthopedic impairments), the combination of which causes such severe educational problems that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments. The term does not include deaf-blindness.
Having more than one disability.
Learning and developmental problems resulting from multiple disabilities as determined by evaluation pursuant to section 15-766 that cannot be provided for adequately in a program designed to meet the needs of children with less complex disabilities. Multiple disabilities include any of the following conditions that require the provision of special education and related services: (a) Two or more of the following conditions: hearing impairment, orthopedic impairment, moderate mental retardation, visual impairment. (b) A child with a disability listed in subdivision (a) of this paragraph existing concurrently with a condition of mild mental retardation, emotional disability or specific learning disability. (A.R.S. §15-761)
Concomitant impairments (such as mental retardation-blindness, mental retardation-orthopedic impairment, etc.), the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments (does not include deaf-blindness).
Adults with multiple disabilities had two or more of the following disability types: hearing, seeing, mobility, agility, speaking, intellectual, psychiatric/psychological or other. Children with multiple disabilities had two or more of the following disability types: hearing, seeing, speaking, use of technical aids, chronic condition/health problem, intellectual, psychiatric/psychological, use of special education or other.
An educational label given to students having a combination of impairments such as mental retardation and blindness or orthopedic impairments and deafness which cause such educational problems that they cannot be accommodated in programs for any one impairment. This term does not include deaf-blind children.
Disability category under IDEA; concomitant impairments (such as mental retardation-blindness, mental retardation-orthopedic impairment, etc.) that cause such severe educational problems that problems cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments; does not include deaf-blindness.
DP Simply the presence of more than one disability in the same individual. There are too many possible combinations to list, eg, autism and deafness, physical disability and Down syndrome.
a label invoked when a student has a combination of impairments that causes educational challenges so severe they cannot be accommodated in a program for just one impairment (does not include deaf-blind children)