The press regularly uses "the disabled" as a noun rather than "people with disabilities," which shifts the disability to a descriptive adjective.
It's important to tackle the stigma surrounding learning disabilities, which is why community participation is vital.
The company is also trying to recruit nurses and occupational therapists with disabilities – which is not straightforward.
The government is feeding a negative attitude towards people with disabilities, which, the charities warn, will ultimately end in violence.
"I am a family physician who deals with many patients with chronic pain and physical disabilities which challenge them.
The special ed pre-K program provides services for 3- and 4-year olds with developmental disabilities, which include autism.
In the United States, people with disabilities (which legally includes facial disfigurements) are one of the most at-risk populations.
Transit is crucial in providing accessible mobility options for people with disabilities, which is important to the quality of life.
Disabilities which may affect earning or productive capacity include blindness, mental illness, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
By contrast, close to me there is Flapjacks, a social enterprise staffed by people with learning disabilities, which offers excellent coffee and cakes.
In 1962, my mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, started a summer camp in our backyard for children with intellectual disabilities, which was the beginning of Special Olympics.
