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The strict meaning of '''disability''' is the condition of a person who does not have the typical abilities of a healthy person. | The strict meaning of '''disability''' is the condition of a person who does not have the typical abilities of a healthy person. | ||
| − | ''Disability'' is a noun. Its root is ''ability''. The ''dis-'' prefix means lack of. | + | ''Disability'' is a [[noun]]. Its root is ''ability''. The ''dis-'' [[affix|prefix]] means "lack of." |
| − | [[Disabled|''Disabled'']] is an adjective that means impaired or damaged. | + | [[Disabled|''Disabled'']] is an [[adjective]] that means "impaired" or "damaged." |
| − | There are many types of disability both physical, mental or developmental, and a wide range of the amount of the disability. Some loss of ability is expected with age and is considered normal. | + | There are many types of disability, both physical, mental or developmental, and a wide range of the amount of the disability. Some loss of ability is expected with age and is considered normal. |
A disability may occur due to illness or injury. Some may be temporary, while some may lead to a permanent condition. | A disability may occur due to illness or injury. Some may be temporary, while some may lead to a permanent condition. | ||
Revision as of 21:41, June 16, 2011
The strict meaning of disability is the condition of a person who does not have the typical abilities of a healthy person.
Disability is a noun. Its root is ability. The dis- prefix means "lack of." Disabled is an adjective that means "impaired" or "damaged."
There are many types of disability, both physical, mental or developmental, and a wide range of the amount of the disability. Some loss of ability is expected with age and is considered normal. A disability may occur due to illness or injury. Some may be temporary, while some may lead to a permanent condition.
The term disabled sometimes is used in a pejorative sense, and terms like differently-abled have come into existence.[1] Some groups of disabled, such as the deaf, do not regard themselves as disabled and have developed a culture where hearing is considered unwanted[Citation Needed].