Education Specialist Added Authorization in Orthopedic Impairments: Special Education
The Education Specialist Orthopedic Impairments Added Authorization (OIAA) program authorizes the holder to assess, instruct, and provide related instructional services to learners who have health and physical impairments that impact the learner's ability to access the educational curriculum. Curricular areas and essential skills unique to students with orthopedic impairments include academics, independent living skills, personal independence skills, career and vocational experiences, communication skills, and psychosocial development.
Candidates may provide services in a wide variety of specialized academic instructional settings, including, but not limited to: the home, educational settings in hospitals/rehabilitation facilities and treatment centers, and classrooms, as well as provide itinerant instructional delivery and/or consultation in public/nonpublic school programs.
Education Specialist Added Authorization in Orthopedic Impairments: Special Education
Required Coursework (12 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| SPED 743 | Issues in Augmentative and Alternative Communication | 3 |
| SPED 746 | Teaching Individuals with Physical and Other Health Impairments | 3 |
| SPED 747 | Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments | 3 |
| SPED 763 | Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities | 3 |