State Definition of Exceptional (Disabled) Students
Child with a disability means a child evaluated in accordance with NC 1503-2 through NC 1503-3 as having autism, deaf-blindness, deafness, developmental delay (applicable only to children ages three through seven), hearing impairment, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, serious emotional disability, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, or visual impairment (including blindness), and who, by reason of the disability, needs special education and related services