The combination of a physical or intellectual impairment of an individual and the social attitudes and environment that prevents a person from living a full, normal life or from performing his/her normal job
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, a person with a disability is defined as a person that has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment Major life activities means functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working and receiving education or vocational training
1 A particular act that someone has problems performing, like reading a book, running or dressing, because of an impairment A disability is not a handicap unless the individual with a disability must function in a particular activity that is impeded by his or her physical limitation, or because society has said he or she is "unable" to perform activities for which they, in fact, are able to perform 2 The result of any physical or mental condition that affects or prevents one's ability to develop, achieve, and/or function in educational and social settings within the "normal" rate of growth and development
The ADA defines a person with a disability in three ways: An individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; Someone who has a record of such an impairment; or Someone who is regarded as having such an impairment
" the disadvantage or restriction of activity caused by a contemporary social organization which takes no or little account of people who have physical impairments and thus excludes them from participation in the mainstream of social activities Physical disability is therefore a particular form of social oppression " (Union of Physically Impaired Against Society 1981)
An inability to be gainfully employed by reason of physical or mental impairment
By and large, to be entitled to a disability benefit as distinct from a PHI (q v ) benefit, requires very serious illness or accident The insurance policy will define disablement It used to be common to be able to buy two types of disability ie "Total and Permanent" and "Own or similar occupation" The former meant serious trouble, the latter was a looser definition whereby the assured had to be incapable of following an occupation he/she could be reasonably expected to follow by way of experience or training
- For purposes of SSI eligibility, a person is disabled if he or she is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determined physical or mental impairment expected to result in death, or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months
In its legal use, this means physical or mental disablement that, in the opinion of the Court, results in a person lacking, wholly or partly, the competence to manage his/her affairs in relation to his/her property
A disability is any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being
As defined by the World Health Organization, a disability (resulting from an impairment) is a restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such impairment, or a perception of such impairment Examples of impairments: asthma, tuberculosis, AIDS, cancer, angina, diabetes, hypertension, stutter, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, dyslexia, blindness or vision impairment, deafness or hearing impairment, and paralysis
decreased ability to perform an activity normally e g , walking, eating Due to an impairment caused by the stroke
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