Another type of disability that people are familiar with is sensory disabilities. Sensory disabilities affect the senses and include blindness and deafness. Other disabilities are not easily noticed. These are sometimes called hidden disabilities and include psychiatric, cognitive and health-related disabilities. The category of psychiatric disabilities includes bipolar disorder, depression, and many others.
Cognitive disabilities can vary considerably and are most often difficult to see.
Learning disabilities are in this category. By definition, a person with a learning disability has a significant difference between ability and achievement in one or more areas. This often results in difficulty with learning, remembering or communicating information. Learning disabilities come in many different forms and they usually affect a person s ability to complete school related tasks. People may be considered as having a health-related disability if they have an illness like cancer, epilepsy, arthritis, or diabetes, among others.