Minnesota's 13 Disability categories serviced under IDEA
Minnesota has 13 disability categories that are serviced under the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA). Students must meet Minnesota initial criteria to first qualify for special education services through their nondiscriminatory evaluation. To qualify for special education services, a student's disability must adversely impact their educational performance.
Click on a disability category below to learn about it, and learn how students initially qualify for special education services!
Information on how students meet Minnesota initial qualifications for special education through a nondiscriminatory evaluation were obtained from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Information on how students meet Minnesota initial qualifications for special education through a nondiscriminatory evaluation were obtained from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Blind-Visually Impaired
Deaf-Blind
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Developmental Cognitive Disabilities (DCD)
Developmental Delay (DD)
Emotional or Behavioral Disorder (EBD)
Other Health Disability (OHD)
Physically Impaired (PI)
Severely Multiply Impaired (SMI)
Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Speech or Language Impairment
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
For more information about disability categories please check out these other websites