Areas of Consideration

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Last updated: Apr 16, 2024 by Susanna
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Within Myplace we apply the following reporting characteristics to inform about the level of accessibility given features and tools have.

Physical Disabilities

There are various types of injuries and health issues that can cause physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, arthritis, traumatic brain injuries, or even a broken arm from playing a sport. For students with impairments in body function or mobility, it can be challenging to use digital tools and apps that require motor input.

Sensory Disabilities

Sensory disabilities are impairments that affects one of more of the senses, including sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. Examples of sensory disabilities include blindness, low vision, colour deficiencies, deafness, loss of hearing, central processing auditory disorder, and deaf-blindness.

Communication Disabilities

Communication disabilities affects how an individual interacts with others due to an impairment in their language functioning. This may be due to a functional or cognitive impairment (such as functional speech sound disorders, selective or elective mutism) or it may not be due to motor/neurological disorders (such as apraxia, dysphagia, or surviving a stroke).

Cognitive Disabilities

People with cognitive disabilities may have greater difficulty with one or more types of mental functions. For example, someone may struggle with memory, attention, reading, problem solving, linguistic and verbal comprehension, math comprehension, or visual comprehension. Students with cognitive disabilities may struggle with learning, especially when information is presented in a single format. Cognitive disabilities include intellectual, learning, and reading disabilities. Examples of cognitive disabilities are Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, and dyscalculia.

Seizure disabilities

For some people, a seizure disorder may impact their ability to carry on some essential tasks and activities such as driving, or swimming. Recurrent seizure episodes are classified as epilepsy. Photosensitive epilepsy is a type of seizure disorder where seizures can be triggered by flashing lights.

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