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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After checking on the occupants of the disabled vehicles, Cantave began walking to the back of the Odyssey to meet with the Doral Police officers, the arrest documents said. Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025 Her goal is to make not only space accessible to the disabled, but to improve accessibility on Earth too. Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 21 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 See All Example Sentences for the disabled

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“The disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disabled. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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