OHI Support Toolkit: Health Impairment Accommodations
A student with a chronic health condition is not choosing to miss class or lose focus; their body is managing something most classmates never think about. This 49-page guide helps teachers support students under the Other Health Impairment category with accommodations that work around real medical needs.
What's Inside
- Foundations: plain-language explanation of OHI, myths vs. facts, and a strengths spotlight
- Physical and health support: physical impairments, sensory access, managing health-related behavior, and collaborating with health professionals
- Emotional and cognitive support: regulation, cognitive impacts of health conditions, managing medical absences, medication-related effects, and mental health considerations
- Academic success: accommodations, access to learning materials, engagement, positive reinforcement, and group work support
- Family partnership guidance
- Toolkit: printables, real classroom scenarios, and differentiation ideas
How It Helps You
- Helps you plan for medical absences and medication-related effects
- Gives you accommodation ideas that keep students engaged and included
- Supports clear collaboration with health professionals and families
Ways to Use It
Use it when planning accommodations, preparing for team meetings, and coordinating with families and health professionals.
Who It's For
General education teachers, special education teachers, and school staff.
Format
Digital download, 49 pages. Instant download.
Need more than one?
If you support students across several disability areas, the other magazine-style guides cover each one in the same practical format. The Special Education Magazines Bundle includes this resource and more in one download, and you save 54% compared to buying each item separately.
