About Disability

1. What is hearing impairment?

This refers to the structural defect or abnormal function of the auditory organ, which limits the ability to participate in auditory activities. Its identification criteria are in accordance with one of the following provisions:

1. After accepting a behavioral pure-tone hearing test, the ear's average hearing threshold of 500 kHz, 1 kHz, and 2 kHz was found to be greater than 21 decibels (below the age of 6) and above 25 decibels (above the age of 7).
2. When hearing cannot be determined by the behavioral pure tone audiometry mentioned above, it is determined by auditory electrophysiological examination.

How to get along with hearing impaired students?

1. Face to hearing-impaired students during the conversation, make sure that the voice and mouth shape are clear and maintain a certain speaking speed.
2. Hearing impaired students are most likely to have communication problems where many people speak, such as meetings or classmates speaking in the classroom. Keep an eye on their participation, and restate the situation at the time or conclude for them.
3. For those who suffered from more serious hearing loss, students can use words to convey important messages.
4. Listen patiently and avoid pretending to understand. It is recommended to repeat and confirm the communication contents.

2. What is visual impairment?

It refers to the structural defects of the visual organs due to congenital or acquired causes, or partial or full malfunction, and the visual identification is still difficult even after the correction.

Its identification criteria are in accordance with one of the following provisions:

1. After the visual acuity was best corrected, the visual acuity of the superior eye, determined by the Evangelical Vision Chart, did not reach 0.3 or less than twenty degrees of vision.
2. When visual acuity cannot be measured with the above vision chart, it can be determined by other medically recognized examinations. 

How to get along with visually impaired students?

1. During the class and discussion sessions, promptly remind them the pages and lines, and give them some time to get there.
2. When you come to an unfamiliar environment, explain the surrounding environment along the way, and remind the nearby obstacles and dangerous areas.
3. Take the initiative to greet them and introduce the person present. Inform him politely when you leave to avoid an awkward situation of talking to nobody.

3. What is physical disorder?

It refers to partial or full malfunction of the upper limbs, lower limbs, or trunk that affect those involved in learning activities.

Physical disorders should be diagnosed by a specialist; the criteria for identification are one of the following:

1. Congenital limb dysfunction.
2. Permanent physical dysfunction caused by a disease or accident.

How to get along with physically impaired students?

1. Create a friendly campus by giving priority to the impaired students to take the elevator, keeping the accessibility of accessible ramps, and helping to operate the lift and move the lift table.
2. Actively invite the impaired students to participate in class and community activities and provide timely assistance without first considering that they cannot participate would give them a sense of belonging and participation.
3. Observe and assist them (such as note taking or copying) and ask if they need assistance to provide them a friendly learning environment.

4. What is autism?

It refers to the fact that there are serious problems in communication, social interaction, behavior, and interest expression due to neuropsychological abnormalities, resulting in significant difficulties in learning and living.

The criteria for identification are as follows:

1. Significant difficulties in social interaction and communication.
2. A fixed and limited pattern of behavior and interest is shown. 

How to get along with autistic students? 

1. Remind them the important information about assignments, exams, activities, and help them to develop good habits, for example, constantly browsing class messages, taking note of the important events, etc.
2. Invite them to take part in club or class activities, distribute work content and scope of responsibility,
   assist them in developing interpersonal communication models and sense of responsibility.
3. Body movements are often used to reflect emotions, understand the meaning of their actions and language, be careful and patient to find out what they want to say.
4. There is a lack of emotional communication. Do not expect too much to get enough interactive feedbacks from autistic students and face their direct language with tolerance.

5. What is emotional behavior disorder?

1. Emotional or behavioral performance is significantly different from those of the same age or socio-cultural normal, with reference to the psychiatrist's diagnosis. 
2. Difficulties in adapting to family, community, society, or any situation except for schools.
3. There are significant difficulties in adapting to studies, society, interpersonal relationships, and living conditions. It is still difficult to obtain effective improvement after intervention provided by general education.

How to get along with students with emotional disabilities?

1. Correctly understand the emotional characteristics of students with emotional and behavioral disabilities, accept their temporary mood disturbances and fluctuations, and avoid tagging.
2. Emotional disorder students are more sensitive to emotional changes and interactions, avoid personal attacks.
3. Provide support, companion and positive ideas, friendly remind academic or life affairs, inform the teachers if any students with the emotional disorder are found to be in poor condition.

6. What is learning disability?

They are collectively referred to as abnormal neuropsychological functions and show problems in their ability to remember, remember, understand, perceive, perceive and reason, resulting in significant difficulties in learning to listen, speak, read, write, or calculate. The obstacles are not due to the senses caused by environmental factors such as intelligence, emotional or other barrier factors or inadequate cultural stimulation, improper teaching, etc.

The criteria for identification are as follows:

1. Intelligence is normal or above the normal level.
2. There are significant differences in personal intrinsic ability.
3. Have significant difficulties in listening comprehension, oral expression, literacy, reading comprehension, writing, mathematics, and other learning performances, and it is still difficult to effectively improve after intervention provided by general education. 

How to get along with students with learning disabilities?

1. Adjust learning and assessment methods according to the characteristics of the disorder.
2. Simplify instructions and avoid giving multiple instructions at the same time.

7. What is physical illness?

It refers to suffering from illness, physical weakness, long-term convalescence, and learning activities being affected. Its identification was diagnosed and confirmed by the physician. 

How to get along with physically ill students?

1. There are frequent medical leaves due to illness or treatment factors, we can assist with recording in class, taking notes, and reminding of school affairs.
2. Actively invite them to participate in class or club activities to increase their sense of belonging and participation.