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About - From persons who are newly disabled to those born with a disability; Disabled World features over 400 categories containing in excess of 30,000 pages of Informative Articles, News Stories, and a free Disability Community, providing seniors, baby boomers and the health impaired with a wealth of disability resources, information, help, and assistance. Read the latest Editorial Views and opinions in regards to health, health care, and disability news topics presented by a selection of well known authors and Disability Activists.

Definition of Disability - Disability is difficult to define and is no longer considered to be a characteristic defined simply by a medical condition alone. "Disability," is an umbrella term which encompasses a range of situations. The group often identified as, "People with Disabilities," is quite heterogenerous as individuals vary in their basic functional abilities and adaptation methods. They face different types of barriers to participation in school, work, as well as social activities. Disability may involve physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive or intellectual impairment, mental disorder (also known as psychiatric or psychosocial disability), or various types of chronic disease. A disability may occur during a person's lifetime or be present from birth.

Disability News and Articles

Ultrasound Enhances Noninvasive Down Syndrome Tests

Senate Health Bill Raises Taxes on Families of Special Needs Children

Study of Vietnam-Era Women Veterans

GettingHired Announces Additional Funding for Disability Employment Growth

FREE Drug Discount Card Raises Funds for Disabled Veterans

Civic Access for People With Disabilities - Fargo, North Dakota

Fishing Tournament for Awareness of Spinal Cord Injuries

NFB Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Letters this Christmas

Holiday Toxin Tips from Pet Poison Helpline

Disability Applicants Report Facing Foreclosure, Lost Health Insurance, Drained Retirement Savings and Worsening Illness