Disability - Wikipedia
WEBDisability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.
Disability in the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe modern consensus on disability within governmental, medical, sociological realms in the United States is that it includes impairments that either physically or mentally incapacitate individuals from engaging in significant life activities, or the perception of possessing such an impairment.
Disability - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBDisability is a condition that a person has which limits them in some way. [1] These conditions may be congenital (present at birth), cognitive (to do with the brain), developmental (appears as the person develops), physical (for example, caused by an accident or infection ), sensory, or a combination of factors.
Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThis disability rights timeline lists events relating to the civil rights of people with disabilities in the United States of America, including court decisions, the passage of legislation, activists' actions, significant abuses of people with …
Physical disability - Wikipedia
WEBA physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living, such as respiratory disorders, blindness, epilepsy and sleep disorders.
Disability - Wikiwand
WEBDisability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.
Developmental disability - Wikipedia
WEBDevelopmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, especially in "language, mobility, learning, self-help, and independent living". [1]
Disability rights movement - Wikipedia
WEBThe disability rights movement is a global social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all people with disabilities.
Intellectual disability - Wikipedia
WEBIntellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom) and mental retardation, is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning that is first apparent during childhood.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
WEBArticle 1 sets out the purposes or goals of the convention: To promote and protect the rights of people with disabilities. To make sure people with disabilities enjoy the same human rights and freedoms as people without disabilities. To respect the …
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