### Question
What does child with a disability mean?


### Answer
**Child with a disability** has the following meaning in *34 CFR § 300.7*:

> a child evaluated in accordance with §§ 300.530-300.536 as having mental retardation, a hearing impairment including deafness, a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment including blindness, serious emotional disturbance (hereafter referred to as emotional disturbance), an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, an other health impairment, a specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities, and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services.

#### Citation:
  - *34 CFR § 300.7*
