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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Her goal is to make not only space accessible to the disabled, but to improve accessibility on Earth too.
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Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
In a video from the rescue mission shared on X, the aircrew is seen deploying a rescue swimmer, who swiftly swims to the disabled vessel and helps each boater to the helicopter's lift.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Hearts have been melted by an adorable video shared on TikTok by Samantha North (@snorth00) showing the incredible moment the disabled cat, named Tibby, got to run around once more.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Burke has spent the last year working on an open-source white paper on how fashion brands can better understand the disabled community.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
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Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
In a video from the rescue mission shared on X, the aircrew is seen deploying a rescue swimmer, who swiftly swims to the disabled vessel and helps each boater to the helicopter's lift.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Hearts have been melted by an adorable video shared on TikTok by Samantha North (@snorth00) showing the incredible moment the disabled cat, named Tibby, got to run around once more.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Burke has spent the last year working on an open-source white paper on how fashion brands can better understand the disabled community.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
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“The disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disabled. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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