Disability 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...
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Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), and formerly mental retardation (in the United States)...
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Disability etiquette is a set of guidelines dealing specifically with how to approach a person with a disability. There is no consensus on when this phrase...
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Accessibility (redirect from Physical-disability access)
system or entity. The concept focuses on enabling access for people with disabilities, or enabling access through the use of assistive technology; however...
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Learning disability, learning disorder, or learning difficulty (British English) is a condition in the brain that causes difficulties comprehending or...
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The disability rights movement is a global social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all disabled people. It is made...
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Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental...
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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government. It is managed by...
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A physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Other physical disabilities include impairments...
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quotations related to Disability justice. Disability justice is a social justice movement which focuses on examining disability and ableism as they relate...
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a disability is defined as: "a person whose daily life or life in society is substantially limited over the long term due to a physical disability or...
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People with disability in Liberia face many challenges. The cultural attitude towards disability in Liberia is largely negative. Often, it is seen as the...
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Disability Pride Month occurs worldwide, usually in July. Disability Pride has evolved from a day of celebration to a month-long event. It originated in...
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The Disability Flag, Disability Pride Flag or Flag of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a flag that represents people with any kind of disabilities...
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Disability in Argentina is shaped by a combination of historical perspectives, evolving legal frameworks, ongoing structural challenges, and advocacy efforts...
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Invisible disabilities, also known as hidden disabilities or non-visible disabilities (NVDs), are disabilities that are not immediately apparent. They...
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community definition of crip includes people who experience any form of disability, such as one or more impairments with physical, mental, learning, and...
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Special education (redirect from Learning disabilities in special education)
dystrophy), developmental disabilities (such as autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual disabilities) and other disabilities. Disabled students are likely...
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A disability pension is a form of pension given to those people who are permanently or temporarily unable to work due to a disability. An example of a...
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12101) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar...
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Disability benefits are funds provided from public or private sources to a person who is ill or who has a disability. In the United Kingdom, disability...
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Ableism (redirect from Disability discrimination)
as ablism, disablism (British English), anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against physically...
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Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability. Initially, the field focused on the division...
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In disability studies, the term bodymind refers to the intricate and often inseparable relationship between the body and the mind, and how these two units...
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Disability Determination Services, commonly called DDS, are state agencies that are funded by the US federal government. Their purpose is to make disability...
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population experience some form of disability, with a higher prevalence among females (8.8%) than males (6.7%). Disabilities are more common in rural areas...
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Disability in Uruguay is often described historically and culturally by the medical model of disability. Much of current government policy surrounds the...
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Estimates vary for the number of people with disabilities in Nigeria, ranging from under 3 million people to over 25 million. Nigerian law prohibits discrimination...
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describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people...
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In Palestine, disability affects 2.1% of the population, according to the 2017 census. About half of all disabled Palestinians have mobility impairments...
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