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a condition that interferes with someone's ability to engage in certain tasks
The group provides one-on-one mentorship to students with various disabilities. The disability caused by the car crash prevented him from working.
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Recent Examples of disabilities
Full exemptions are also available for vehicles that are used to transport people who have disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using transit — whether those are driven by those people themselves, or by caregivers.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
By working with its Advisory Board on Disability, Delta has brought together experts, advocates, and travelers with disabilities to identify challenges and develop solutions.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
This focus on accessibility is central to the mission of the CTA Foundation, which has a long history of supporting initiatives that enhance the quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Head Start is required to ensure that 10% of its enrollment is made up of children with disabilities.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Called Venture Labs, it was run by 2Gether-International, a startup accelerator for founders with disabilities, and JPMorganChase.
—Anne Field, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
But its founders realized there was a need for a program targeting founders at an even earlier phase, especially for entrepreneurs with disabilities who tend to have little access to funding.
—Anne Field, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
An East Bay nonprofit organization that provides attendant care, free transportation to seniors and people with disabilities as well as wheelchair repairs will soon mark 30 years in Berkeley, the birthplace of the independent living movement.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Mom opens cafe to employ people with disabilities Maureen Stanko always felt her son, Nick, had so much to give.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
By working with its Advisory Board on Disability, Delta has brought together experts, advocates, and travelers with disabilities to identify challenges and develop solutions.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
This focus on accessibility is central to the mission of the CTA Foundation, which has a long history of supporting initiatives that enhance the quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Head Start is required to ensure that 10% of its enrollment is made up of children with disabilities.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Called Venture Labs, it was run by 2Gether-International, a startup accelerator for founders with disabilities, and JPMorganChase.
—Anne Field, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
But its founders realized there was a need for a program targeting founders at an even earlier phase, especially for entrepreneurs with disabilities who tend to have little access to funding.
—Anne Field, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
An East Bay nonprofit organization that provides attendant care, free transportation to seniors and people with disabilities as well as wheelchair repairs will soon mark 30 years in Berkeley, the birthplace of the independent living movement.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Mom opens cafe to employ people with disabilities Maureen Stanko always felt her son, Nick, had so much to give.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Disabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabilities. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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