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  2. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    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 language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]

  3. Functional capacity evaluation - Wikipedia

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    Studies have been undertaken to assess the accuracy of FCEs in predicting the longterm outcomes for patients, both in terms of returning to work, and in probability of permanent disability. Questions that have been raised include how to identify medical and societal variables in predicting disability. [3]

  4. Disability in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. How can I vote with a disability in Texas? Here are the ... - AOL

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    On Sept. 1, 1999, Texas was the first state to require all new voting systems to be accessible to those with physical disabilities. The Lone Star State continues its commitment to provide ...

  6. 'Disability is not a bad word': Mya Pol is fighting for ...

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    "Disability is not a bad word, but some people think that it is," Pol says. She wants to dismantle the "fear" non-disabled people have about disabled experiences. recently she asked her almost ...

  7. Impairment rating - Wikipedia

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    An individual's impairment rating is based on the direct restrictive impact of an impairment, whereas disability includes the indirect consequences one's impairment. [3] despite these differences impairment rating is commonly used by government organizations as a measure of disability, or to determine compensation owed due to an accident or ...

  8. Disability advocates argue against school vouchers in Texas ...

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  9. People-first language - Wikipedia

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    The resolution dismissed the notion that "the word 'person' must invariably precede the word 'blind' to emphasize the fact that a blind person is first and foremost a person" as "totally unacceptable and pernicious" and resulting in the exact opposite of its purported aim, since "it is overly defensive, implies shame instead of true equality ...