UNDERSTANDING AND RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
HANDICAP
An anatomical, physical, or mental deficiency that prevents or restricts “normal achievement”
During the depression a cap used by the less than fortunate to Panhandle
A sports term used to make opponents equal
DISABLED
To weaken or incapacitate
To render legally incapacitated
PERSON WITH A DISABILITY
A person that has “normal achievement capabilities” within their own realm of possibilities.
DISABILITY: DIS - (Negation, Invalidation, Incapacitate) ABILITY - (The power to do whatever you decide)
SOME DISABILITIES
Any anatomical, physical, emotional, psychological, mental, or other impairment that cause a person to be considered less than or not normal
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