About Disability
A disability is any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or interact with the world around them. These conditions, or impairments, may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, physical , sensory or a combination of multiple factors. Impairments causing disability may be present from birth or occur during a person’s lifetime. The World Health Organization proposes the following definition of disabilities:
“Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Disability is thus not just a health problem. It is a complex phenomenon, reflecting the interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.”— World Health Organization.
Types of Disabilities:
As per RPwD Act 2016 of Government of India the types of disabilities have been increased from 7 to 21 types.
Types of Disabilities
- Blindness
- Low Vision
- Leprosoy Cured persons
- Locomotor Disability
- Dwarfism
- Intellectual Disability
- Mental Illness
- Cerebral Palsy
- Specific Learning Disabilities
- Speech and Language disability
- Hearing Impairment ( Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Acid Attack Victim
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Thalassemia
- Hemophilia
- Sickle Cell disease
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Chronic Neurological conditions
- Multiple Disabilities including Deaf Blindness
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability https://enabled.in/wp/types-disabilities-rpwds-bill-2016/
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