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K1: Awareness of the historical origins, parameters, and current issues related to the classification of Other Health Disabilities.

K2: Awareness of the definitions and characteristics of the primary disabilities included in the OHD category (including acquired brain injury, asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, burns, cancer, cardiovascular disorder, Crohn's disease, cystic fibrosis, diabetes mellitus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lead poisoning, migraines, neurofibromatosis, primary immune deficiency, sickle cell disease, sleep disorders, and ADHD).
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Eligibility for Special Education under the OHD category

Picture of a para working with 2 students.Not all students with health conditions need special education services. If the health condition is well-managed and the student is making good academic progress, then special education is not needed.

Students may qualify for special education under the OHD category when their health condition impacts their ability to function and learn at school. It is important for you to understand how a health condition can contribute to a student’s learning challenges compared to other students. The student’s learning challenges must have a link to the health condition in order to qualify for special education services under the OHD category. Here is a list of ways a student might qualify:

  • The student is frequently absent from school for hospitalizations and specialized treatments.
  • The student misses class time, assignments, and activities because he/she requires treatments during school time, and he/she is not able to complete assignments
  • Limited strength, lack of endurance, pain, and/or fatigue due to the student’s health condition interferes with the student’s ability to attend or participate in classroom activities and complete assignments.
  • Distractibility and impulsivity interfere with the student’s ability to focus, participate, and/or complete classroom activities or assignments.

(Adapted with permission from the Other Health Disabilities Companion Manual, p. 18.)

References  

Minnesota Department of Education. (2007). Other Health Disabilities Companion Manual (Draft). St. Paul: Author. Retrieved March 29, 2007, from http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/groups/SpecialEd/documents/Publication/001683.pdf
 

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