an impairment is something that may prevent a person doing something such as walking, reading or concentrating For example a spinal injury may mean that a person uses a wheelchair to get about or a blind person reads using Braille A spinal injury or blindness is an impairment
"An abnormality of structure and/or function at the organ level At this stage, an affected individual becomes aware of the pathology or, in behavioral terms, becomes aware that he or she is unhealthy Subclasses of impairment include disfigurement and intellectual, psychological, language, aural, visceral, skeletal, and sensory abnormalities (below the knee amputation for an infected, ischemic foot)
Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function from injury or disease It represents a deviation from the person's usual biomedical state
For insurance underwriting purposes, any aspect of a proposed insured's present health, medical history, health habits, family history, occupation, or other activities that could increase that person's expected mortality risk
refers to "loss" or abnormality of psychological or emotional structure or function It can be defined objectively (medical procedures to evaluate impairment include clinical examination, lab tests, and patients medical history and symptom reports) and is unrelated to individuals social circumstances It reflects limitations of capacity or functional ability, the degree of pathology
If someone has an impairment, they have a condition which prevents their eyes, ears, or brain from working properly. He has a visual impairment in the right eye. mental/visual/cognitive/hearing etc impairment a condition in which a part of a person's mind or body is damaged or does not work well
is a term used when there is any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function (Note: an impairment does not necessarily result in a "disability" or "handicap" -- click here for examples )
Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body s multiple systems, including the special sense organs, neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genito-urinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin and endocrine systems The ADA further defines impairment as any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities
As defined by the World Health Organization, an impairment is nay loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function It represents a deviation from the person's usual biomedical state An impairment is thus any loss of function directly resulting from injury or disease
This is when the `trading opportunites' of a nation are impaired by something that another nation or set of nations does, particularly when it doesn't violate any GATT article A common example is when trade diversion resulting from a new RTA causes a country's exports to be displaced from the market of an RTA member by exports from another RTA member