Category: SEN

Resources – Policies and Ordinance

Education Bureau (教育局)

Website: https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/special/policy-and-initiatives/index.html

Equal Opportunities Commission (平等機會委員會)

Website: 
https://www.eoc.org.hk/en/

Labour and Welfare Bureau (勞工及福利局)

Website: https://www.lwb.gov.hk/UNCRPD/eindex.html

Labour and Welfare Bureau (勞工及福利局)

Website: https://www.lwb.gov.hk/eng/forms/

Leisure and Cultural Services Department (康樂及文化事務署)

Website: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/healthy/fitness/persons.html

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Our University encourages students and peers, teachers and academic staff, parents and the public to recognize, accept and respect students with individual differences and special educational needs. We can learn more about different kinds of disabilities by distinguishing three types of categories:

Type I: Communication, Physical and Sensory Disabilities

Speech and Language Impairment (SLI)
Speech and Language Impairment (SLI) 言語障礙
Four common types of speech and language difficulties: Defective articulation, Language problems, Fluency problems (commonly known as stuttering) and Voice problems.
Visual Impairment (VI)
Visual Impairment (VI)視覺障礙
VI can be classified as total blindness and low vision. If a person has no light perception, he/she has no visual function, which is total blindness. Upon wearing spectacles or after refractive correction surgery and taking measurement from the eye with better vision, it is regarded as low vision if the visual acuity is of 6/18 or worse.
Hearing Impairment (HI)
Hearing Impairment (HI) 聽力障礙
A disorder in any part of the auditory system will affect hearing ability, thus affecting speech and communication abilities. A child with a hearing threshold higher than 25dB can be regarded as having HI.
Physical Disability (PD)
Physical Disability (PD) 肢體傷殘
PD refers to disability caused by diseases of the central and peripheral neurological systems, traumas or other congenital diseases of the musculoskeletal systems, which lead to hindrance or limitations in one or more aspects of daily living. Common types of PD include cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spina bifida, and muscular dystrophy, which affect students’ motor co-ordination, speech, writing and daily activities.
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Type II: Learning and Developmental Disabilities

SpLD in reading and writing, also known as dyslexia, is the most common type of SpLD. Students with dyslexia, despite having normal intelligence and having received formal instruction, are unable to read, spell and dictate words accurately and fluently.
Students usually have the following three characteristics: Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity.
Usually, children display autistic symptoms before the age of three. These children show marked disabilities in social development, language communication and behavioural adjustment.

Type III: Mental Illnesses

Mental illnesses (精神病) are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behaviour (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.

Other Disabilities

Visceral disability (器官障礙), chronic illness (長期病患), brain injuries (腦部受傷), and having more than one type of disability are examples of other disabilities. Some SEN students have superior intelligence and learning disabilities at the same time. 

Application Forms for SEN Support

For Students

Students who wish to receive support are invited to register with us through Registration Form.

Students are welcome to fill in the online registration form with both English and Chinese. 

Our SAO Officers will contact the registered students shortly for further discussion on the tailor-made support services.

Confidentiality is guaranteed within ethical and legal guidelines.

For Staff

Staff can refer cases by submitting the online referral form (staff log-in is required) or by email to sen@hsu.edu.hk with the student’s consent.

Our SAO Officers will contact the responsible staff shortly for further discussion on the tailor-made support services.

Resources

The following are the resources for students with SEN. 

Contact Us

SEN Support
Student Affairs Office

3963 5560

sen@hsu.edu.hk

M603, 6/F, M Building, Yuen Campus

Types of Disabilities

Our University encourages students and peers, teachers and academic staff, parents and the public to recognize, accept and respect students with individual differences and special educational needs. We can learn more about different kinds of disabilities by distinguishing three types of categories:

Type I: Communication, Physical and Sensory Disabilities

Type II: Learning and Developmental Disabilities

Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD)
特殊學習困難

Students with SpLD usually have problems in one of three areas, reading, writing and math.

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)
注意力不足 /
過度活躍症

Students usually have inattention and/or hyperactivity–impulsivity.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
自閉症譜系障礙

Students with ASD show marked disabilities in social communication and interaction, also restricted and repetitive behaviors .

Type III: Mental Illnesses

Mental illnesses (精神病) are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behaviour (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.

Other Disabilities

Visceral disability (器官障礙), chronic illness (長期病患), brain injuries (腦部受傷), and having more than one type of disability are examples of other disabilities. Some SEN students have superior intelligence and learning disabilities at the same time. 

Sources: Education Bureau (2014, August). Operation Guide on the Whole School Approach to Integrated Education [PDF document]. Retrieved June 26, 2019, from https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/special/support/wsa/ie guide_en.pdf