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- Dictionarydisability/ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
noun
- 1. a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities: "children with severe physical disabilities"
- 2. a disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law: "the plaintiff was under a disability"
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the state of having an illness, injury, or medical condition that makes it difficult to do the things that other people do: The law prohibits workplace discrimination against employees because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, age, or national origin.
Disability results from the interaction between individuals with a health condition, such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and depression, with personal and environmental factors including negative attitudes, inaccessible transportation and public buildings, and limited social support.
The meaning of DISABILITY is a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions; also : impaired function or ability.
A disability is any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with the world around them (participation restrictions). There are many types of disabilities, such as those that affect a person’s:
Mar 7, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on disability and health provides key facts and information on unmet needs for health care, secondary conditions, how lives of disabled people affected, barriers to health care and WHO response.
May 24, 2024 · A disability is any condition or impairment that makes certain activities more challenging. An impairment refers to a significant difference in your body structure or ability to...
e. 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 society. [1] Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.
“Disability” is an umbrella term that includes impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions that result from the interaction between an individual with a health condition and that person’s contextual factors (such as the environment in which they live).
UNICEF. Available in: Español. English. Highlights. The purpose of this booklet is to assist UNICEF staff and our partners to get to know the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization (WHO) and gain an understanding of how it fits within UNICEF’s mission.
A disability is a functional limitation, physical or other: excused because of a physical disability; a temporary disability. Inability is a lack of ability, usually because of an inherent lack of talent, power, etc.: inability to talk; inability to do well in higher mathematics. Discover More.
