The 14 Disabilities

A child with a disability means a child evaluated in accordance with NC 1503-2.5 through NC 1503-3.5 as having: 

Autism (AU)

Deaf-blindness (DB)

Deafness (DF)

Developmental Delay (DD) 

*applicable only to children ages 3-7*

Hearing Impairment (HI)

Intellectual Disability (ID)

Multiple Disabilities (MU)

Orthopedic Impairment (OI)

Other Health Impairment (OHI)

Emotional Disturbance (ED)

Specific Learning Disability (SLD)

Speech or Language Impairment (SI)

Traumatic Brain Injury (TB)

Visual Impairment (VI) including blindness

and who, by reason of the disability, needs special education and related services.