Physical ImpairmentsIntroduction Did you know that thousands of people are suffering from Physical disabilities.people with Physical Disabilities struggle every day to drink, and eat people with a Physical Disability might not be able to even walk! | have done a lot of research about 4 topics on Physical Disabilities these 4 topics are definition/causes, behavioral characteristics ,tools that help,and stories about people with Physical Disabilities.Definition and Causes of Physical Impairments To start with, the definition of Physical Disabilities is the inability to do everyday activities with movement of body parts, due to muscular or bone deformities. Physical disabilities can be caused by many things including diseases, genetics, infections, strokes, and accidents. There are many types of Physical Disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida Poliomyelitis, loss or deformity of limbs, stroke, head injury, Paraplegia, Tetraplegia, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, and Muscular Dystrophy.Behavioral Characteristics of Physical Impairments People with a Physical Disability can not do as much activity and movement as people without physical disabilities. You can see a person’s Physical Disability from the outside. A person with a Physical Disability might not be able to control their body movements. A person with a Physical Disability may not be able to talk or see fully. A person with a Physical Disability also might not be able to have fine motor movements such as typing and putting beads on string. Gross motor movements are another kind of movement that might be hard for a person with a Physical Disability, but it also might be easier to do compared to fine motor movements for people with this kind of disability. Some things that a person with a Physical Disability might be able to do are walk, sit, lie down and read. These things may need to be done with a special tools that will be named in another slide called Tools that Help. eeTools that Help Next, here are some tools that help people with Physical Disabilities. Some tools that help people with Physical Disabilities are wheelchairs, crutches, prosthetics, a walking stick, and mobility aids. Wheelchairs and crutches help people with Physical Disabilities move around easier. A walking stick is used for the same thing, but a mobility aid is used for mobility.Stories About People with Physical Impairments Finally, this slide is all about stories of people with Physical Disabilities. The first story is about a girl named Melody in the novel Out Of My Mind. Melody has Cerebral Palsy, which is a type of Physical Disability. She is on the Whiz Kids team, so she is super. smart and can make friends easily. Melody is kind, funny, outgoing, brave, and very driven to do the right thing. Their is another book about a girl in the olympic that is a track athlete that uses a wheelchair and won 5 gold medals and is vary driven to do the right thing.Conclusion In conclusion, people with a Physical Disability are able to do things people without Physical Disabilities can do. They are loving and caring just like us and you should never talk to them like they are babies! People with Physical Disabilities might need prosthetics, wheelchairs, crutches and a walking stick to move around easier. Thank you PTA for giving us Disability Awareness Days, | learned a lot through those days and my continued research!Citations © Factmonster.com © Physical Impairments KidsHealth Article © The Best of Health