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See also Category:People with disabilities. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. D. Lists of deaf people (6 P) P.
Puerto Rican people with disabilities (2 C, 17 P) A. American activists with disabilities (303 P) American actors with disabilities (1 C, 271 P) American amputees (516 P)
Documentary films about people with disabilities (10 C, 62 P) Fictional characters with disabilities (13 C, 58 P) A. People with amnesia (1 C, 20 P) Amputees (12 C, 7 P)
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations. [1]
Senarath Attanayake, Member of Uva Provincial Council; first elected representative with a disability in Sri Lanka; first person with a disability to hold ministerial portfolios (Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, Land and Forestry) and to become an Acting Chief Minister of a Province; first person with a disability to become a lawyer in Sri ...
The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first ...
More than 800,000 people with severe disabilities have been approved through the accelerated, policy-compliant disability process, according to the SSA.
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 ...