The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) identifies the following special education disability categories:

Autism

Deaf-Blindness

Deafness

Emotional Disturbance

Hearing Impairment

Intellectual Disability

Multiple Disabilities

Orthopedic Impairment

Other Health Impairment

Specific Learning Disability

Speech/Language Impairment

Traumatic Brain Injury

Visual Impairment

​​ISBE Information For Each Special Education Disability Area​​​