Finding Physical Disability Information

To Help Your Child

Finding good, practical physical disability information about can be difficult, because so much depends on the child’s specific disorder. Here is a place to start your search to find something you can actually use to help your child with disabilities.

It is also very difficult to find a consistent definition of a physical disability because that not only depends on who you are asking, but the reason you are asking in the first place. Confused? That is a very accurate explanation of the information available out there on disabilities.

A physical disability is usually defined as a condition that substantially limits one or more basic physical activities, such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting, or carrying.

Physical impairment refers to a broad range of disabilities which include orthopedic, neuromuscular, cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders. People with these disabilities often must rely upon assertive devices such as wheelchairs, crutches, canes, and artificial limbs to obtain mobility. The physical disability may either be congenital or a result of injury, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, amputation, heart disease, pulmonary disease or more. Some persons may have hidden (nonvisible) disabilities which include pulmonary disease, respiratory disorders, epilepsy and other limiting conditions.

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