NEW MEXICO
6.31.2.7 of the
State Special Education Rule specifies the following disabilities as making a child eligible for special education:
- Intellectual Disability
- Hearing Impairment (Including Deafness)
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Visual Impairment (Including Blindness)
- Emotional Disturbance
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Autism
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Other Health Impairment
- Specific Learning Disability
- Deaf-Blindness
- Developmentally Delayed (ages 3-9)
For more on the definitions and evaluation criteria for these disabilities, see 34 CFR 300.8(c) of the
federal IDEA regulations.Read more about special education in New Mexico and share your own experience.
NEW YORK
Part 200 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education specifies the following disabilities as making a child eligible for special education:
- Autism
- Deafness
- Deaf-Blindness
- Emotional Disturbance
- Hearing Impairment
- Learning Disability
- Intellectual Disability
- Multiple Disabilities
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Other Health-Impairment
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visual Impairment (Including Blindness)
Download the .pdf for more on the definitions and evaluation criteria for these disabilities.
Read more about special education in New York and share your own experience.
NORTH CAROLINA
Policies Covering Children With Disabilities, NC 1500-2, specifies the following disabilities as making a child eligible for special education:
- Deafness
- Developmental Delay (ages 3-7)
- Serious Emotional Disability
- Hearing Impairment
- Intellectual Disability
- Multiple Disabilities
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Other Health Impairment
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visual Impairment Including Blindness
Download the .pdf for more on the definitions and evaluation criteria for these disabilities.
Read more about special education in North Carolina and share your experience with special education in North Carolina.
NORTH DAKOTA
Article 67-23, 01-12, of the Administrative Rules of the North Dakota Office of Public Instruction specify the following disabilities as making a child eligible for special education:
- Mental Retardation
- Hearing Impairment Including Deafness
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Visual Impairment Including Blindness
- Emotional Disturbance
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Autism
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Other Health Impairment
- Specific Learning Disability
- Deaf-Blindness
- Multiple Disabilities
For more on the definitions and evaluation criteria for these disabilities, see 34 CFR 300.8(c) of the
federal IDEA regulations.Read more about special education in North Dakota and share your experience with special education in North Dakota.
Note: Information for this article was gathered in September 2011. As state laws and regulations change, this information may change as well. The NECTAC page on States' Part B Rules, Regulations and Policies, which was a big help in finding references for this article, updates links to state laws and regulations monthly, and is a good place to check for additional information.
