A physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living , such as respiratory disorders , blindness , epilepsy and sleep disorders .
7-481: A cripple is a person or animal with a physical disability , particularly one who is unable to walk because of an injury or illness. The word was recorded as early as 950 AD, and derives from the Proto-Germanic krupilaz . The German and Dutch words Krüppel and kreupel are cognates . By the 1970s, the word generally came to be regarded as pejorative when used for people with disabilities. Cripple
14-460: Is also a transitive verb, meaning "cause a disability or inability". The word crippling is also used as an adjective. In the same way that the term "queer" has been reappropriated by the gay rights movement , members of the disability rights movement have reclaimed words such as "cripple", "crip", and " gimp " to refer to themselves. The cripple tribunal in Dortmund on 13 December 1981
21-456: The sclera , diabetes-related eye conditions, dry eyes and corneal graft, macular degeneration in old age and retinal detachment. Hearing loss is a partial or total inability to hear. Deaf and hard of hearing people have a rich culture and benefit from learning sign language for communication purposes. People who are only partially deaf can sometimes make use of hearing aids to improve their hearing ability. Speech and language disability:
28-423: The baby being born prematurely . These may also be caused due to genetic disorders or accidents. Post-natal disabilities are gained after birth. They can be due to accidents, injuries , obesity , infection or other illnesses . These may also be caused due to genetic disorders. Mobility impairment includes upper or lower limb loss or impairment, poor manual dexterity , and damage to one or multiple organs of
35-528: The body. Disability in mobility can be a congenital or acquired problem or a consequence of disease. People who have a broken skeletal structure also fall into this category. Visual impairment is another type of physical impairment. There are hundreds of thousands of people with minor to various serious vision injuries or impairments. These types of injuries can also result in severe problems or diseases such as blindness and ocular trauma. Some other types of vision impairment include scratched cornea , scratches on
42-408: The mother has been exposed to during pregnancy , embryonic or fetal developmental accidents or genetic disorders . Perinatal disabilities are acquired between some weeks before to up to four weeks after birth in humans. These can be due to prolonged lack of oxygen or obstruction of the respiratory tract, damage to the brain during birth (due to the accidental misuse of forceps , for example) or
49-617: Was one of the main protest actions of the autonomous German disability movement (in confrontation with the established disability assistance) against human rights abuses in nursing homes and psychiatric hospitals , as well as against deficiencies of local public transport. Analogous to the Russell Tribunal by Amnesty International , the cripple tribunal has denounced human rights violations of disabled people. Physical disability Prenatal disabilities are acquired before birth. These may be due to diseases or substances that
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