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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
User Testing This involves real individuals with disabilities interacting with your digital assets using assistive technologies.
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Ran Ronen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Accessibility services ensure that digital platforms are usable for everyone, including people with a wide range of disabilities.
—Ran Ronen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Robots could rescue survivors in hazardous zones, assist individuals with disabilities, or monitor fragile ecosystems to prevent environmental damage.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Individualized education programs, also known as IEPs, help schools provide that education to students with disabilities.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
The farming sector is emerging as a solace for those with disabilities who also face the dire levels of unemployment in Africa's most developed economy.
—Mogomotsi Magome, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
While the swap meet has parking for people with disabilities, the suit alleged that the business failed to provide a van accessible space, including an access aisle for wheelchair drop-off with a level surface.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
People with physical disabilities travel internationally all the time.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Students with disabilities should continue to be counted in that group for two years after no longer needing services, aligning with how students learning English are followed after services are no longer provided.
—Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Ran Ronen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Accessibility services ensure that digital platforms are usable for everyone, including people with a wide range of disabilities.
—Ran Ronen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Robots could rescue survivors in hazardous zones, assist individuals with disabilities, or monitor fragile ecosystems to prevent environmental damage.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Individualized education programs, also known as IEPs, help schools provide that education to students with disabilities.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
The farming sector is emerging as a solace for those with disabilities who also face the dire levels of unemployment in Africa's most developed economy.
—Mogomotsi Magome, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
While the swap meet has parking for people with disabilities, the suit alleged that the business failed to provide a van accessible space, including an access aisle for wheelchair drop-off with a level surface.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
People with physical disabilities travel internationally all the time.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Students with disabilities should continue to be counted in that group for two years after no longer needing services, aligning with how students learning English are followed after services are no longer provided.
—Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Disabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabilities. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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