as in injury
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 disability
The bill would give families $10,000 per student for tuition, textbooks, transportation and therapy and children with disabilities would receive $11,500 per student..
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
Advocates also fear that dismantling the Department of Education would have an immediate and tangible impact on students with disabilities.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
The agency safeguards the civil rights of students with disabilities, manages the federal student loan portfolio and sends billions of dollars to schools that serve low-income students, among its many responsibilities.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
One obvious issue with this sort of building is that spiral stairs are not accessible for those with disabilities.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
Advocates also fear that dismantling the Department of Education would have an immediate and tangible impact on students with disabilities.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
The agency safeguards the civil rights of students with disabilities, manages the federal student loan portfolio and sends billions of dollars to schools that serve low-income students, among its many responsibilities.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
One obvious issue with this sort of building is that spiral stairs are not accessible for those with disabilities.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disability
Noun
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Among the documents, a medical report detailing significant head and body injuries on one Russian who had been sent back to fight.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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There were no injuries and no claim of responsibility.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The company also disclosed a quarterly charge for the impairment of program rights of $142.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $157.1 million for the full year.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Detailed in Meta’s research publication, the system represents a leap forward in assistive communication technologies, particularly for individuals with speech or motor impairments.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Losing the reserves The constant risk of wildfires was brought into vivid relief last month when multiple blazes around Los Angeles killed dozens, destroyed thousands of structures and caused billions of dollars in economic damage.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Meet the new additions to those bringing ecological damage.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Disability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disability. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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