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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
The agency enforces the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the law creating a free and appropriate education for children with disabilities, and funds special education services to the tune of around $15 billion.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
More than 80% of students are enrolled in traditional public schools, which must serve all children, including those with disabilities.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
And likewise, Social Security serves many people with disabilities.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Biddle used the history of wheelchair ramps as an example of a change that came about through advocacy for people with disabilities.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In a cruel irony, the chaos of homelessness that forces people to prioritize survival, combined with health conditions such as physical disabilities, dementia or serious mental illness, often collude to prevent patients from engaging with the very systems that could end their homelessness.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Gabriel Palacios, 13, had long faced bullying because of his disabilities, including ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder — bullying that had gone unaddressed for so long that his family was pursuing transferring him to a private school, his family says.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Video from the protest showed the elderly and people with disabilities among those arrested, including a blind man using a mobility cane and two people in wheelchairs.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit and other service dog organizations are currently experiencing a shortage of puppy raisers, which can delay the process of matching people with disabilities with their service dogs.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
More than 80% of students are enrolled in traditional public schools, which must serve all children, including those with disabilities.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
And likewise, Social Security serves many people with disabilities.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Biddle used the history of wheelchair ramps as an example of a change that came about through advocacy for people with disabilities.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In a cruel irony, the chaos of homelessness that forces people to prioritize survival, combined with health conditions such as physical disabilities, dementia or serious mental illness, often collude to prevent patients from engaging with the very systems that could end their homelessness.
—Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Gabriel Palacios, 13, had long faced bullying because of his disabilities, including ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder — bullying that had gone unaddressed for so long that his family was pursuing transferring him to a private school, his family says.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Video from the protest showed the elderly and people with disabilities among those arrested, including a blind man using a mobility cane and two people in wheelchairs.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit and other service dog organizations are currently experiencing a shortage of puppy raisers, which can delay the process of matching people with disabilities with their service dogs.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disabilities
Noun
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The singer had suffered severe head and spinal injuries in the accident near Baddi town when his motorcycle crashed into stray cattle in the road.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In a statement shared with PEOPLE, a Six Flags spokesperson said there were zero injuries as a result of the incident.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Having claimed damages of £48,000, William received £1,800, along with a pension that barely covered his London expenses.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Under copyright law, rightsholders can sue and obtain statutory damages for individual acts of infringement — regardless of whether the infringer offers an opt-out or not.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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People in this group who experienced daytime impairments didn’t complain of any sleep difficulties, however.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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The mental health experts described how Rocha’s impairments, including mild autism, post-traumatic stress and low intellectual ability, affect his judgment and decision-making.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Disabilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disabilities. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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