What Types of Disabilities are Students Likely to Have?
Students with mobility, visual, hearing, learning, and with chronic health conditions attend CSU. The majority of students who identify themselves with a disability have permanent limitations. However, RDS has also worked with students with temporary limitations such as broken legs or short hospitalizations. Mobility, visual, and hearing disabilities are usually readily recognizable. Mobility impairments include the difficulty of moving from one place to another, use of hands or arms, or simply accessing buildings, classrooms, or other locations. Visual impairments often result in difficulties with print material in different degrees – ranging from those who need things slightly enlarged to those who need an alternative to print material (e.g. audio or tactile). Hearing limitations range from the need to use hearing aids and speech reading to the need to communicate through alternative methods (i.e. sign language). The other conditions identified as disabilities might be less obvious a
