disability

disability /dis·a·bil·i·ty/ (dis?ah-bil´it-e)

1. inability to function normally, physically or mentally; incapacity.

2. anything that causes disability.

3. as defined by the federal government: “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to last or has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.”

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developmental disability  a substantial handicap of indefinite duration, with onset before the age of 18 years, such as mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or other neuropathy.

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dis·a·bil·i·ty (ds-bl-t)

n.

A disadvantage or deficiency, especially a physical or mental impairment that prevents or restricts normal achievement.

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disability,

n according to the World Health Organization (WHO) rehabilitation guidelines, impairment of an individual as it affects his or her role in life, such as an inability to work because of a health condition.

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disability,

n the inability to function in the normal or usual manner; examples of an outcome measure are days missing from work or lessened productivity.

disability,

denial of,
n a symptom in which patients deny the existence of a disease or disability. Denial by these patients is a nonrealistic attempt to maintain their predisease status. These patients regard ill health and disability as an imperfection, a weakness, and even a disgrace.

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disability

1. inability to function normally, physically or mentally; incapacity.

2. anything that causes disability.