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American Board of Disability Examiners, and "Fellow" of the ABDA. This degree is bestowed upon Doctors of Chiropractic by an unaccredited organization. FAFICC [42] Fellow, Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants This degree is bestowed upon Doctors of Chiropractic by an unaccredited organization. FNAMUAP [43]
disability-adjusted life year: DAPT: dual anti-platelet therapy: DBE: Double-balloon enteroscopy: DBP: diastolic blood pressure: DBS: deep brain stimulation. dried blood spots. D&C: dilatation and curettage: D/C: discharge discontinue DCBE: double contrast barium enema: DCD: donation after cardiac death developmental coordination disorder: DCCV ...
The legal definition of a disability that qualifies an applicant for benefits is "inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months."
In the United States "special needs" is a legal term applying in foster care, derived from the language in the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. It is a diagnosis used to classify children as needing more services than those children without special needs who are in the foster care system.
Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP) [13] [14] was the term first used in federal standards developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s for intermediate care facilities for developmentally disabled people. In 2010, Rosa's Law [15] changed the terminology from "Mental Retardation" to "Intellectual Disability."
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government.It is managed by the Social Security Administration and designed to provide monthly benefits to people who have a medically determinable disability (physical or mental) that restricts their ability to be employed.
The person-first stance advocates for saying "people with disabilities" instead of "the disabled" or "a person who is deaf" instead of "a deaf person". [5] [6] [7] However, some advocate against this, saying it reflects a medical model of disability whereas "disabled person" is more appropriate and reflects the social model of disability. [8]
People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...