CPACC EXAM, TYPES OF DISABILITIES. LATEST GUIDE TO
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Color-blindness
a variety of disorders marked by inability to distinguish some or all colors
Protanopia/protanomaly and deuteranopia/deuteranomaly
red-green color blindness
Tritanopia/Tritanomaly
blue-yellow color blindness
Monochromacy (Achromatopsia)
black-and-white vision
Color-blindness
Demographics 8% of males, 0.4% of females
Blindness
Fully or nearly complete vision loss.
Blindness
Demographics: 0.5%; 90% low income, and 82% aged 50+
Low vision
Impairs a person's vision to the point that corrective lenses cannot restore full visual
acuity; threshold for classification designated as a corrected visual acuity of no better
than 20/40 or 20/60.
AT for low vision
Screen magnifiers, screen readers, increase contrast, increase size of mouse pointer
and keyboard caret.
Low vision
Demographics: 3.5%; 90% in low income settings
Deafness and hard-of-hearing
total or near total loss of hearing; and partially impaired hearing in one or both ears
AT for deafblindness
Transcripts for video or audio converted to Braille, tactile sign language interpretation.
AT for Deafness and hard-of-hearing
, Hearing aids, cochlear implants, captions for videos, transcripts for video or audio, sign
language interpretation
Deafness and hard of hearing
Demographics: About 2% of adults aged 45 to 54 have disabling limitations from this
impairment. This percentage increases to 8.5% for adults between 55 and 64, 25% for
adults between 65 and 74, and 50% for adults 75 and older.
Deafblindness
Full or partial visual and full or partial aural loss
Mobility disabilities
Are characterized by loss of movement, may be caused by injury or disease.
Dyspraxia
Difficulty with planing movements, especially complex or new movements
Dysgraphia
A learning disability that involves difficulty in handwriting.
dyslexia
impairment of the ability to read
Dyscalculia
unusual difficulty with math, probably originating from a distinct part of the brain
AT for mobility disabilities
Modified inputs (i.e., mouses and keyboards), dictation software, specialized or
alternate inputs (i.e., mouthstick, custom inputs)
Cognitive Disabilities
disabilities that affects self-help skills and the way the brain processes info, caused by a
condition or injury
Intellectual disability
significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which
covers many everyday social and practical skills; originates before the age of 18.
Intellectual functioning
general mental capacity, such as learning, reasoning, problem solving, and so on
Adaptive behavior
A+: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FORMAT
Color-blindness
a variety of disorders marked by inability to distinguish some or all colors
Protanopia/protanomaly and deuteranopia/deuteranomaly
red-green color blindness
Tritanopia/Tritanomaly
blue-yellow color blindness
Monochromacy (Achromatopsia)
black-and-white vision
Color-blindness
Demographics 8% of males, 0.4% of females
Blindness
Fully or nearly complete vision loss.
Blindness
Demographics: 0.5%; 90% low income, and 82% aged 50+
Low vision
Impairs a person's vision to the point that corrective lenses cannot restore full visual
acuity; threshold for classification designated as a corrected visual acuity of no better
than 20/40 or 20/60.
AT for low vision
Screen magnifiers, screen readers, increase contrast, increase size of mouse pointer
and keyboard caret.
Low vision
Demographics: 3.5%; 90% in low income settings
Deafness and hard-of-hearing
total or near total loss of hearing; and partially impaired hearing in one or both ears
AT for deafblindness
Transcripts for video or audio converted to Braille, tactile sign language interpretation.
AT for Deafness and hard-of-hearing
, Hearing aids, cochlear implants, captions for videos, transcripts for video or audio, sign
language interpretation
Deafness and hard of hearing
Demographics: About 2% of adults aged 45 to 54 have disabling limitations from this
impairment. This percentage increases to 8.5% for adults between 55 and 64, 25% for
adults between 65 and 74, and 50% for adults 75 and older.
Deafblindness
Full or partial visual and full or partial aural loss
Mobility disabilities
Are characterized by loss of movement, may be caused by injury or disease.
Dyspraxia
Difficulty with planing movements, especially complex or new movements
Dysgraphia
A learning disability that involves difficulty in handwriting.
dyslexia
impairment of the ability to read
Dyscalculia
unusual difficulty with math, probably originating from a distinct part of the brain
AT for mobility disabilities
Modified inputs (i.e., mouses and keyboards), dictation software, specialized or
alternate inputs (i.e., mouthstick, custom inputs)
Cognitive Disabilities
disabilities that affects self-help skills and the way the brain processes info, caused by a
condition or injury
Intellectual disability
significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which
covers many everyday social and practical skills; originates before the age of 18.
Intellectual functioning
general mental capacity, such as learning, reasoning, problem solving, and so on
Adaptive behavior
