Word Finder - disability

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State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.

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A mental condition causing a difficulty with an intellectual task.

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Dyscalculia is math disability.

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Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.

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Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state

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Did you get your disability this month?

This disease causes disability and death.

An innocent clerk is under no disability, as he might be by the canon law.

He's not disabled, so we can't pay disability.

In others, mental illness can cause long-term disability.

Under the present constitution they are "fully emancipated from all disability on account of coverture," and are placed on an equality with their husbands in acquiring and disposing of property and in making contracts relative thereto.

Females who inherit the full mutation have an approximately 30-50 percent risk of mental impairment, ranging from mild learning disability to mental retardation and behavioral problems.

However, without treatment, clubfoot will result in a functional disability.

If the child has tantrums at school, a doctor's advice should be sought because it could be a symptom of other another problem such as a learning disability.

Severe disability affects most people with this type of dystrophy within 20 years of onset, although most do not require a wheelchair even late in life.

Time of onset depends on the suspected cause of the disability.

When symptoms appear earlier in life, disability tends to become more severe.

In order to qualify for special education a child must be diagnosed as having a disability and the disability must be found to "adversely affect educational performance" so as to require special services.

During the two-year period, your child will meet with teachers or therapists for 10 to 40 hours a week, depending on how severe his disability is and how much intervention he needs.

If a child of any birth order has a serious medical problem or a physical or mental disability, that child rises either to firstborn status or lastborn status because parental attention is placed on this special child.

In the United States, head injuries are the leading cause of accidental death and permanent disability in people under age 45.

More than one million children in special education classes are categorized as having a speech or language disability.

Although CP is the leading cause of disability in children, its incidence in the United States did not changed much between the 1980s and the early 2000s.

Serious head injuries can be devastating, producing permanent mental and physical disability.

In adults, psoriasis can be serious enough that four hundred people are granted disability by the Social Security Administration each year, and having psoriasis disqualifies individuals from serving in the military.

This situation allows gangliosides to accumulate throughout the brain and is responsible for the disability associated with the disease.

Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death.

Thus some children may be falsely labeled with a learning disability because of their results on ADTs.

Many diseases that once caused widespread illness, disability, and death are now prevented by vaccines in developed countries.

An infant or child up to age five who is not developing new fine motor skills for that age may have a developmental disability.

The Stanford-Binet intelligence scale is used as a tool in school placement, in determining the presence of a learning disability or a developmental delay, and in tracking intellectual development.

Their clumsiness may link with a learning disability or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

When a child presents with personal and social delays, the doctor will consider whether the child has developmental cognitive disability, has autism, or is living in an environment of abuse, neglect, or deprivation.

Under federal law governing special education, every child in public schools who is determined through assessment to have special mental disability needs has an IEP.

Often, adults who are concerned about stuttering choose their careers based on the disability.

However, progress has been made regarding what contributes to the development of the disability; therefore, in some cases it can be prevented in childhood with the help of therapy early on.

Therapy can help people of all ages suffering from the speech disability.

While genetic factors do not explain all stuttering, genetics may help to uncover the disability's causes.

The types of disability associated with SCI thus depend directly on the type and severity of the injury, the level of the cord at which the injury occurs, and the nerve fiber pathways that are damaged.

Any disability that remains after that point is likely to be permanent.

Although SCI often results in permanent disability, rehabilitation can maximize the level of function and help patients adapt and lead independent, productive lives.

These risk factors may include having a disability, being a child of teen parents, or having limited proficiency in the English language.

The Beery-Buktenica VMI test is used by physicians, psychologists, neuropsychologists, learning disability specialists, counselors, educators, and other professionals.

The severe form of MPS II is associated with progressive mental retardation and physical disability, with most individuals dying before age 15.

Among children and infants, head injury is the most common cause of death and disability.

They are most useful in determining children who may need special attention, either because of disability or because of giftedness.

For example, you may be well aware of your child's weaknesses due to a specific disability.

Available insurance includes health, life, dental, disability, and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.

Don't refer to the individual's race, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, or marital status.

That includes health, dental, disability, and contributions to your 401(k).

You can also find out more about state disability programs at your local office.

The state disability program covers unemployment as a result of an illness or injury that was the result of your job.

FedEx is a company that offers a wide variety of benefits to its employees, including medical plans, life insurance, disability insurance and pension plans.

Individuals who require assistance with completing the forms due to a physical disability or literacy issue receive assistance from agency staff.

A 401K plan is included with many jobs with Verizon, as is a full insurance plan that covers doctor visits, vision care, prescription coverage, and disability.

Verizon job openings under the corporate umbrella include systems analysts, security consultants, disability benefits specialists, and auditors.