sensory impairment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsensoryandimpairment
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sensory
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈsen.sər.i/us/ˈsen.sər.i/
connected with the physical senses of touch, smell, taste, hearing, ...
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impairment
noun[U]
uk/ɪmˈpeə.mənt/us/ɪmˈper.mənt/
the act of spoiling something or making it weaker so that it is ...
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(Definition ofsensoryandimpairmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The high proportion of work within the areas ofsensoryimpairmentand physical disability is likewise an expected result.
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Independence is a critical issue for many older adults as they age and face health-related challenges such as falls,sensoryimpairment, immobility, and isolation.
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People withsensoryimpairmentmay frequently find themselves in demanding listening situations, such as groups, or in situations with loud background noise.
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Approximately one-half of both types of home reported specialist help for residents withsensoryimpairment, and approaching 40 per cent had specially-designed gardens.
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It is curious though that the other two chapters in this section focus on two specific problems :sensoryimpairmentand mobility and falls.
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Peripheralsensoryimpairmentmay constitute another cause for excessive noise in specific thalamic nuclei predisposing to pathological activation of thalamocortical circuits.
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In contrast to hallucinations arising under conditions of peripheralsensoryimpairment, attention and psychological factors would be less relevant in hallucinations arising from cortical excitation.
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Sometimes, specific difficulties unrelated tosensoryimpairmentmay become apparent at nursery school.
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For many years, he has concerned himself with access issues for people withsensoryimpairment.
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A good example of my concern occurred last night when we dealt withsensoryimpairment.
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Many have not had theirsensoryimpairmentdiagnosed and are receiving no specialist help.
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Those people do not necessarily havesensoryimpairment, although they may have various impairments.
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In every country at least one person in 10 has a physical, mental andsensoryimpairment.
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They emerge from the complex interaction of several brain regions, and are not necessarily the result ofsensoryimpairmentor the effect of a defective filter.
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Support provided by the building for residents with physical frailties, including reduced mobility andsensoryimpairment, was related to the residents' ability to control their immediate environment.
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Membership is drawn from a range of disability organisations that represent customers with physical, mental andsensoryimpairment.
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To be specific, disability may take different forms, including not just physical mobility but also intellectual andsensoryimpairment.
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They provide that consultation on the code, and accessibility to it, applies to people who have a dualsensoryimpairment.
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It is proposed to use the remainder to fund new projects in support of people with asensoryimpairment.
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A child with cerebral palsy orsensoryimpairmentwill have no right of access to free schools.
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Fortunately for animals, the second case is the most common: redundant information across modalities allows for a graceful degradation fromsensoryimpairmentand diminished ambient arrays (fog, noisy rooms).
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This might be due to a general cause of impairment ('aging') or to direct effects ofsensoryimpairment, for example by means of sensory deprivation or effects upon attention.
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Symptoms typically includesensoryimpairment(vision, hearing, speech), disturbed sensation and a lack of coordination.
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Early theories of the cause of depersonalization focused onsensoryimpairment.
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