Minnesota Adult Basic Education Disabilities

The right to enter public buildings, use public transportation, and receive public goods and services.

Techniques, devices, materials, or testing changes that allow individuals with documented disabilities to compete fairly in jobs or school.

The ability of a person to effectively interact with society and care for one’s self

A chronic relapsing disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use and by neurological and molecular changes in the brain.

A person whose blindness occurred after language had developed.

Opposite in position

(AA) - 12 step groups have been shown to be an effective adjunct to chemical dependency treatment and an important source of support for continued sobriety. Many other support groups have evolved out of the AA 12-step philosophy.

Normally taken in pill form orally except meth which can be taken orally, by snorting, smoking or by injection. It often is a clear crystals or powder and easily dissolves in water or alcohol and looks clear. They often decrease appetite and the need for sleep and are extremely addictive. They stimulate the central nervous system.

High or low tech devices that enhance the ability of individuals with and without disabilities to be more efficient and successful.

An individual's mental or physical ability to perform

Closed-circuit Television, which helps to enlarge any printed page and some images.

Used to refer to all substance that can be mood-altering or potentially physically and/or psychologically addicting. Chemicals include legal and illegal drugs.

The promotion of healthy environments, behaviors and decisions that reduce or eliminate the problematic use of alcohol, prescription drugs, over the counter drugs used as inhalants and illegal drugs. Chemical health encourages the appropriate, safe and legal use of mood altering chemicals.

Also known as a Rule 25 assessment, is the tool that chemical health assessors use to determine where an individuals’ use pattern places them on the continuum of dependency. This continuum is based on the DSM-IV-R abuse and dependency criteria.

Existing simultaneously with another medical or psychological condition

A powerfully addictive drug that can be snorted, sniffed, smoked or injected. Crack is made by cooking the cocaine into a rock form and smoking it. The term crack comes from the sound it makes while cooking it. Cocaine and crack causes euphoria and manic like symptoms as it speeds up the central nervous system causing individuals to not sleep or eat for days., followed by a crash into a deep depression.

Related to intellectual activity: thinking, reasoning, or remembering

Repetitive, purposeful acts performed according to certain rules or in a ritualized manner

One that occurs or exists concurrently (at the same time) with another.

To confirm or support a position and belief

A person who was born blind and cannot visualize anything in his or her surroundings.

Group solidarity in position and belief

A powerful, often uncontrollable desire to use chemicals.

A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning.

A maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by at least three of the following occurring in a 12 month period: 1) Tolerance; 2) Withdrawal; 3) Inability to limit use; 4) failed attempts to quit; 5) A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance or recover from its effects; 6) Important social, occupational or recreational activities are given up or reduced due to substance abuse [missed obligations due to use] and 7)The substance use is continued despite knowing that a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance.

The process of allowing the body to rid itself of a chemical while managing the symptoms of withdrawal.

A severe language disorder due to brain injury that results in a developmental delay of normal language acquisition.

An abnormal physical or mental condition characterized by symptoms

The tendency of someone to act in a certain manner under given circumstances

A condition in which someone is distracted by internal and/or external stimuli

To be distracted by internal and/or external stimuli

A computer software program that translates written text into Braille.

To print material translated into Braille.

The large and noisy printer that prints (embosses) Braille.

A mental health disorder and special education category in which a major disturbance of emotions and/or behavior is primary.

A pattern of behavior where an individual unconsciously or consciously reinforces an individuals drinking or using behavior.

A machine designed to enlarge printed material for people who have low vision (see also CCTV).

Too great or frequent; beyond a reasonable or acceptable degree

The set of cognitive abilities that control and regulate other abilities and behaviors

Providing detailed explanations and models for teaching and learning.

Residential in nature offering 15 hours of programming a week with individual counseling and case management. The focus is on relapse prevention and re-integration into the community. This type of programming is being phased out with the funding changes.

Originating from the outside; external.

Standardized testing that measures academic performance according to certain procedures; used primarily for comparing groups.

Involves a trained professional who acts as a facilitator and mediator. This person structures the pre-planned conversation between the supportive people and the individual. This involves bringing together a group of people with the individual to explore how their addiction has affected their lives

When every letter of every word is expressed in Braille. Few reading materials are transcribed in Grade 1 Braille.

The Braille system used for reproducing most textbooks. Similar to shorthand. Not appropriate for ELLs.

Residential in nature and tends to be structured especially in the mornings and evenings. It is treatment with room but not necessarily board. The goal is to have time during the day to look for work, go to work and/or attend school. Some halfway houses allow children and so parenting is also incorporated.

Temporarily distort reality by changing the way neurons communicate with each other with serotonin.

Processed from morphine and is normally a white or brown powder. Morphine comes from the poppy plant. Its effects are normally wakefulness followed by drowsiness. It can be smoked, snorted, sniffed or injected. The most common method is injection.

A significant physical or mental deficit that interferes with learning or performance

To speak or act without thinking or planning

A condition in which someone speaks or acts without thinking or planning

Non-standardized testing that measures academic strengths and weaknesses for instructional planning .

A conversation that people have with the individual they are concerned about. It involves sharing observations, asking questions and suggesting treatment. An informal intervention is often successful if it is well planned out in advance and takes place in a comfortable place. The individual must be sober and calm.

Can be many things that are inhaled including spray paints, glues, cleaning supplies, gasoline, deodorant sprays, hairsprays, aerosol cooking sprays such as PAM, felt tip markers, office supplies such as white out, butane lighters and refills for butane lighters. Most individuals will sniff the chemical or place it in large balloons and inhale it. They are VERY dangerous and many people have died from using them since the high is caused by cutting oxygen off from the brain.

The act of beginning something new or different

The ability or desire to begin something new or different

Residential in nature and tends to be quite structured. Some are locked. They offer 30 or more hours of programming.

The act of intervening or doing something different to influence or alter a situation in some way.

Originating from within; belonging solely to a body organ or body part; internal.

(Job Access with Speech) Converts text and components of the Windows operating system into synthesized speech.

Similar to PCP and is odorless and colorless. It is often referred to as the date rape drug as it dissolves completely in alcohol and other liquids.

Legal blindness refers to clinically measured visual acuity of 20/200 in the better eye with best correction, or visual field of 20 degrees or less.

One of the most powerful drugs that often come in tablets, on paper and as liquid. It often produces hallucinations, distorts reality and creates feelings of detachment often with changes in the senses and creates severe mood swings. It is made in a pure crystallized form which is often crushed into powder and diluted with gelatin or other compounds.

Marked by poor or inadequate adaptation to change

Green and/or brown dried leaves, stems and seeds from the hemp plant. THC is the chemical responsible for the high feeling. Marijuana is normally smoked in a rolled up cigarette, called a joint or nail or in a hollowed out cigar, called a blunt. Sometimes marijuana is brewed in a tea and other individuals also eat marijuana in the form of baked goods, normally brownies.

Full command or knowledge of a skill or subject of study.

A computer software program that translates written text into Braille.

A developmental disability that is marked by lower-than-normal intelligence and limited daily living or adaptive functioning skills.

A medical and psychological term used to refer to the learning difficulties that seemed to result from presumed damage to the brain.

To adjust to or change according to new or different circumstances

Comes from the poppy plant. Its effects are normally wakefulness followed by drowsy. It can be smoked, snorted, sniffed or injected. The most common method is injection. Withdrawing from morphine can be quite dangerous.

A type of mushrooms that when eaten create hallucinations and distorts reality.

The Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics is a Braille code for mathematical and scientific notation.

Refers to the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system

Refers to the nervous system in respect to its structure, functions, and abnormalities

Psychological observations on behavior and the mind integrated with neurological observations on the brain and nervous system

A portable Braille note-writing device for higher-level (GED) students.

Excessive thoughts or actions that are beyond a reasonable or acceptable degree

Non-residential programs that focus on hours of programming rather than days with less structure. Most individuals are working, in school, have families to take care of or are in the process of setting up these things.

Indicates some type of visual problem.

Often sold in pill form or as colored powder and taken orally or crushed and snorted or eaten resulting in an out of body experience. It creates delirium and agitation sometimes psychotic and/or suicidal thoughts. It was approved for use with animals but not with humans. PCP is often mixed with marijuana and tobacco and smoked.

Difficulty in accurately processing, organizing, and discriminating among visual, auditory, or tactile information.

A portable six-key and space bar Braille writer.

Continuing to exist despite intervention or treatment

Related to the scientific study of the functions and activities of the body

The act of putting something off and/or not getting started with a task

Related to the scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes

Software that converts text into spoken words.

As compared to one's self, such as a relative strength or weakness

A response where a person rejects, denies, or otherwise opposes change

Behaviors or actions that are repeated, such as hand-washing or counting

A device which converts text into a convertible format.

Sewell Raised Line Drawing Board, adaptive technology for accessible mathematics.

Highly important and probably caused by something other than chance

The Braille equivalent of paper and pencil.

Homes that have made it a house rule to not drink or use within its walls. Some are very strict about sobriety in and out of the home, others are more lenient stating that you cannot use there but can elsewhere. They tend to have limited structure and no formal programming.

A maladaptive pattern of use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by at least one of the following in a 12 month period where the individuals' symptoms have not met the criteria for substance dependence for a class of substance: 1) failure to fulfill major roles obligations at home, work or school, 2) use in situations where it is physically hazardous, 3) legal problems and/or 4) use despite having a persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of the substance

A pattern of decreased or lesser test scores when compared to same-age peers.

Something that indicates the presence of a physical or mental disorder

Instruction that is provided step-by-step according to a specific order or system.

Either of the following: an increased need for more of a substance to achieve intoxication or the perceived effects (need to use more to get drunk or high) or a markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance.

Total blindness or totally blind is the complete lack of form and visual light perception and is clinically recorded as "NLP," an abbreviation for "no light perception."

Computer software which translates written documents into Braille to be embossed later.

A physical or mental injury that may impact a person's health or functioning

Constant and continuing; does not stop

A UA is one way to detect chemicals. It is through testing urine and is the most common and inexpensive. There are two other ways to detect the use of chemicals: blood and hair.

Experienced by one person as a substitute for another

The consequence of a functional loss of vision, rather than the eye disorder itself.

A variety of symptoms that occur while the body is ridding itself from chemicals.

A screen magnification system/software for computers.