Definitions of disability

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.

What is the definition of disability under the ADA?

It is important to remember that in the context of the ADA, “disability” is a legal term rather than a medical one. Because it has a legal definition, ...

How Do We Define Disability? | The Red Book - SSA

To meet our definition of disability, you must not be able to engage in any substantial gainful activity (SGA) because of a medically determinable physical or ...

Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)

Disability results from the interaction between individuals with a health condition, such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and depression, with personal and ...

Disability Evaluation Under Social Security

The law defines disability as the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity (SGA) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental ...

Guide to Disability Rights Laws | ADA.gov

An individual with a disability is defined by the ADA as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life ...

What is Disability?

According to the legal definition set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act, a person with a disability is someone who has a physical or mental ...

Frequently Asked Questions - United States Department of Labor

To be found disabled for purposes of Social Security disability benefits, individuals must have a severe disability (or combination of disabilities) that has ...

How is Disability Defined in the Americans With Disabilities Act?

This article explains in detail how the ADA defines "disability" to help you understand how an individual may be protected from discrimination under the law.

Disability Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of DISABILITY is a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's ...

Disability Definitions and Related Links - Special Education

A developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction.

Perspectives on the Meaning of “Disability” - AMA Journal of Ethics

To the Social Security Administration (SSA), persons with disabilities were people permanently unable to perform substantial gainful activity due to severe ...

Definitions of Disabilities - Colorado Mountain College

An individual with a disability is defined as a person who has a "physical or mental impairment" that substantially limits a "major life activity," or has a ...

Understanding Disability - NCBI

When limitations related to a medical condition arise and begin to have a negative effect on essential life functions, such as walking, talking, seeing, hearing ...

Definitions of disability - UCL - University College London

What is disability? ... A disability is any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do ...

42 USC 12102: Definition of disability - U.S. Code

The term "disability" means, with respect to an individual- (A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of ...

Definition of Disability

Definition of Disability- The Washington Group on Disability Statistics -

Code of Federal Regulations § 404.1505 - SSA

To meet this definition, you must have a severe impairment(s) that makes you unable to do your past relevant work ( see § 404.1560(b)) or any other substantial ...

Federal Statutory Definitions of Disability

(a) Homosexuality and bisexuality. For purposes of the definition of “disability” in section 12102(2) of this title, homosexuality and ...

Glossary of Disability-Related Terms | DO-IT

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