Something you work toward or want to achieve
Goals
|
Disabililities not seen from the outside that may limit one's ability to function effectively.
Hidden disabilities
|
Process by which someone supports his or her ideas, beliefs, or oneself
Self-Advocacy
|
Physical or mental impairment that significantly limits one or more life activities.
Disability
|
Office in post-secondary institution that provides info to students with accommodations and train staff
Disability Support Services (DSS)
|
Assured reliance on character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something
Trust
|
Implied ability to find, manipulate, and use of information, an object, a place, service or program effectively
Access
|
Any strategy that gets rid of or lessens the effect of a specific barrier.
Accommodation
|
To impinge upon or have consequences because of involvement or release
Impact
|
The right and ability to direct one's own life and ability to accept consequences of their own choices, successful self-advocacy
Self-Determination
|
A feeling of higher regard felt toward people, ideas, things that are important to you
Respect
|
A person whose behavior is regarded highly/imitated/ or looked up to by others
Role Model
|
OHD stands for
Other Health Disabilities
|
Helps people with disabilities complete daily living tasks independently, communicate, and provide access to education, employment and recreation
Assistive Technology
|
Something immaterial that impedes or separates, an obstacle
Barrier
|
EBD stands for
Emotional Behavioral Disorder
|
SLD stands for
Specific Learning Disabilities
|
Any educational setting after high school
Post-secondary
|
Information that may be sensitive or confidential to someone (may concern your personal business)
Sensitive Information
|
Making a decision based on full understanding of all information/facts
Informed choices
|
Disability that are more apparent due to exterior appearance
Visible disabilities
|
An alteration in an object, enviornment, or activity that results in increased usability. Making a limited change in something
Modification
|
IEP stands for
Individualized Education Plan
|
Power/privilege to which one is justly entitled
Rights
|
Items we highly regard or rate in usefulness, importance, or general worth
Values
|