The table below is intended to support credential analysts in determining which authorizations align with Special Education disability categories. Note, the table includes only currently issued documents.
Credentials and authorization codes currently issued by the Commission can be found in the Authorization Sort Table.
Additional resources:
Disability Category | Credentials Authorizing Disability Category | Notes |
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Autism | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. R3EC and ECSE are limited to birth-prekindergarten. 3. May teach students with the disability areas of Deafness/Hearing Impairment, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blindness, who also have Autism, but the educator cannot serve students with the Autism disability area alone. 4. May teach students with the disability area of Visual Impairment including Deaf-Blindness, who also have Autism, but the educator cannot serve students with the Autism disability area alone.
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Deaf-Blindness | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. |
Deafness/Hearing Impairment | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
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Emotional Disturbance | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. R3EC and ECSE are limited to birth-prekindergarten. |
Established Medical Disability | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. R3EC and ECSE are limited to birth-prekindergarten. |
Hard-of-Hearing | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
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Intellectual Disability | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. R3EC and ECSE are limited to birth-prekindergarten. |
Multiple Disabilities | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. R3EC and ECSE are limited to birth-prekindergarten. |
Orthopedic Impairment | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. |
Other Health Impairment | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. R3EC and ECSE are limited to birth-prekindergarten. |
Specific Learning Disability | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. R3EC and ECSE are limited to birth-prekindergarten. |
Speech or Language Impairment | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential:
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Traumatic Brain Injury | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
Education Specialist Added Authorization:
Education Specialist Bridge Document:
| 1. Limited by Student Support Level. 2. Restricted to students eligible for early intervention special education and related services. R3ER, SEEC, and R3BC are limited to birth-kindergarten. R3EC and ECSE are limited to birth-prekindergarten. |
Visual Impairment | Education Specialist Instruction Credential:
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