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List of disabilities - Definition and Overview

A disabled person is one who has a condition called a disability that interferes with his or her abiltiy to perform one or more activities of everyday living. For example, locomotion (indoors and going outside), getting dressed, communicating with others.

This definition is based on the one given in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The equivalent UK legislation is the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995.

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Example Usage of disabilities
ktflosspot: RT @childrens_trust: So proud we have made such difference to the lives of 1000's of children with disabilities over the last 25 years
childrens_trust: So proud we have made such difference to the lives of 1000's of children with disabilities over the last 25 years
VLCC_AOD: RT @medicalloans: Obesity News More disabilities Today In 60-Year-Olds Than In Prior Generations http://bit.ly/1LZaaq
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