How to Use disability in a Sentence

disability

noun
  • After he injured his back he had to quit his job and go on disability.
  • It's a serious disease that can cause disability or death.
  • She has learned to keep a positive attitude about her disability.
  • Service animals will rest in the seating area of the guest with a disability and not in the aisle.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The man then told him about Achilles, a group of runners with disabilities who met twice a week for runs in Central Park.
    Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • That can leave passengers with disabilities with no way to use the bathroom for hours on end.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 26 July 2023
  • And for other survivors of abuse, or those with disabilities, that can be a powerful thing to see.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • And if a home requires upgrades for people with disabilities — for example, adding a ramp to the front door — FEMA would pay for those changes.
    Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Dee said her son’s driver’s license will give him power to explore a world that, in many ways, has been closed off because of his disability.
    Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Patrick is living proof that disability can happen to anyone at any time.
    Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2023
  • This line of reasoning led him to start thinking in terms of disability, the study of which was, in the nineties, still an emergent academic discipline.
    Max Norman, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The report identifies that, over the last five years, the business case for hiring persons with disabilities has become even stronger.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Two-thirds of children placed in seclusion had disabilities.
    Tcrain, al, 24 June 2023
  • More than three-quarters of the children arrested were Black and 80% were students with disabilities.
    Annie Ma, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The system is still largely inaccessible to those with disabilities, a problem the M.T.A. has vowed to fix.
    Ana Ley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, Nizar was working as a teacher in Dubai and had also started a group that provided outreach to people with disabilities.
    Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Those who do survive sometimes live with life-long disabilities.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The rebate is open to all Pennsylvanians 65 years old and up, widows and widowers 50 years old and up, and adults with disabilities.
    Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 20 July 2023
  • The Eye Gaze feature allows folks with mobility issues and speech disabilities to use Alexa with their eyes.
    WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Is pregnancy a short-term disability, and if so, what is motherhood?
    Suzanne Berne, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Most are on disability, and many cannot afford to repay the government, Smalligan said.
    David Hilzenrath and, ajc, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Williams joined the board of what would become the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and became a disabilities advocate himself.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Indeed, in a 2020 study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain, researchers highlighted the fact that migraines are second among the causes of disability worldwide — and first among young women.
    Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • There are not enough drivers to provide busing for preschoolers with disabilities.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2023
  • For people with disabilities, skiing remains a daunting task at many resorts across the country.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In fact, there are 175 different dolls with different skin colors, body shapes, and disabilities.
    Arianna Bradford, Parents, 27 July 2023
  • There have long been concerns over the services that students with disabilities receive, but the scrutiny has become more intense in Virginia.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Fed may be able to walk that tightrope to a soft landing, retaining a labor market that has benefited a range of people — from those with disabilities to teenagers to Black and Hispanic adults.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 17 July 2023
  • The fastest growing segment of unhoused neighbors are seniors and people living with a disability.
    Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The details of the agreement and the complaint regarding the disability discrimination were not announced.
    Carlos Suarez, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023

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