Types of disabilities include physical and mental impairments that can damage a person's ability to execute the person’s daily activities.
a) Mobility and Physical Impairments
Disability in mobility is born with or acquired as a person gains age. It can be also caused by a disease. People who have a broken bone are also considered to have this disability.
b) Head Injuries - Brain Disability
A disability in the brain due to a brain injury. The seriousness of the brain injury can range from mild, moderate and severe.
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI): Acquired brain injury (ABI) is brain damage that happens after birth. It is caused by infection, disease, lack of oxygen and a damage the head. People with ABI have increased fatigue, slow process of information. They experience alteration in their behavior and personality, and thinking and learning.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): caused by violent hit to the head causing the brain to collide with the inside of the skull. An object penetrating the skull also can be a cause. Mild traumatic brain injury cause temporary dysfunction of brain cells. More serious traumatic brain injury can result in bruising, torn tissues, and bleeding can result in long-term complications or death
c) Cognitive or Learning Disabilities
Cognitive disabilities are impairments of people who are suffering from dyslexia and various other learning difficulties including speech disorders.
Dyslexia: brain is not able to recognize and process symbols. Children with DRD have trouble rhyming and separating the sounds in spoken words thus making them incapable to read and spell. With some help a, a kid who has dyslexia can learn to read and spell.
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