the disabled
noun
: people who are disabled : people who have a disability
She's always been an effective spokesperson for the disabled.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is looking into the assault, told the station that the disabled passenger was asleep when another flyer began repeatedly punching him.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
The incident came after the Department of Justice in June released a report concluding that the Phoenix Police Department engaged in civil rights violations including racial discrimination and bias against the disabled.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Of course, celebrities have a lot more power than the disabled do.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
That split grew to 59-21 when respondents were told that the money would go to putting in more elevators at stations for the disabled, the elderly, and young families with strollers.
—Nolan Hicks, Curbed, 26 June 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
The incident came after the Department of Justice in June released a report concluding that the Phoenix Police Department engaged in civil rights violations including racial discrimination and bias against the disabled.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Of course, celebrities have a lot more power than the disabled do.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
That split grew to 59-21 when respondents were told that the money would go to putting in more elevators at stations for the disabled, the elderly, and young families with strollers.
—Nolan Hicks, Curbed, 26 June 2024
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“The disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disabled. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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