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What it OHI?
OHI means Other Health Impairment. It’s a short
name for big health problems in a child’s life. Students who have
health problems have a
wide range of medical conditions. Some may be familiar to you, many others may
not. Among them are (see eligibility MET).....
Student Eligibility
The determination of the need for special education programs or
services varies with each student.
Placement is the result of an IEPT that considers adaptive, cognitive
and educational assessment to determine the level of
functioning. A physician's
diagnosis determines that the student has a physical impairment. The extent to which the health
impairment adversely affects academic performance determines the special
education programs or services needed to help the student succeed.
Students may be between the
ages of birth through 25 years old.
Services Available
Numerous special services are provided for students having physical
impairments.
Children can receive special education services when a doctor determines
a medical diagnosis and other assessments determine that the health problem is affecting the educational
progress of the student in the general curriculum.
If the child is younger than three,
services are provided through the Macomb Infant Preschool Program (MIPP). If the child is three or older, and is in need of
a special
education classroom for physically or otherwise health impaired
students,
they are available from preschool through high school. The academic
curriculum offered to students who are physically or otherwise health impaired is the same
as that provided in regular education.
Specially accommodations are developed to
meet the needs of the students. Occupational, physical and speech
therapists provide therapy, as needed.
School social workers and teacher consultants provide support to the student
with a physical problem and his family.
Program Location
The Macomb Infant Preschool Program
(MIPP), serving birth to three
years old, is located at Macomb Intermediate School District.
If the student who has a physical problem is confined to home or hospital because of
illness, a homebound/hospital teacher will provide help during the times
he is unable to go to school.
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