Define and distinguish among the following terms: impairment, disability, handicap, and at risk.

1. Define and distinguish among the following terms: impairment, disability, handicap, and at risk.
2. Explain why disability labels do not tell us what and how to teach and why labels are used in special education.
3. Define and give examples of each of the three types of intervention—preventive, remedial, and compensatory.
4. Define and describe the function of this step of the special education process.