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disability
1. the condition of being unable to perform a task or function because of a physical or mental impairment
2. an incapacity in the eyes of the law to enter into certain transactions
www.disabilityworld.org


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When compared to people without disabilities, people with disabilities are less prepared to meet the challenges of adulthood and are more likely to continue to live with their parents after high school and engage in fewer-social activities (Moccia, Schumaker, Hazel, Vernon & Deshler, 1989; Massachusetts Transition Initiative, 1996).
For instance, compared with people without disabilities, people with disabilities are less frequently employed and have lower earnings (U.
The next gap filler programs were the Medicaid waivers geared first to aged and disabled people, then gradually to people with developmental disabilities, people with traumatic brain injury, technology dependent children, people with high medical needs, and people with AIDS.
 
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