Operational Definitions of Disabilities and Eligibility Criteria: Basis for Committee Decisions

Eligibility committees determine if students are eligible to receive special education services using the following definitions and criteria known as the Basis for Committee Decisions (BCDs). Students must have been evaluated in accordance with established procedures.

Autism

Deaf-Blindness

Deafness

Developmental Delay

Emotional Disability

Hearing Impairment

Intellectual Disability

Multiple Disabilities

Orthopedic Impairment

Other Health Impairment

Specific Learning Disability

Speech/Language Impairment

Traumatic Brain Injury

Visual Impairment