disabled person
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdisabledandperson
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disabled
adjective
uk/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/us/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/
having an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult to do some things that other ...
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person
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɜː.sən/us/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofdisabledandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdisabled person
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In contrast, as we have seen thedisabledpersonis identified as a person who is not the same.
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If disadvantage increases the longer that adisabledpersonstays disabled, then a cross-section sample can over-estimate the impact of disability onset on economic outcomes.
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Only for large degrees of risk aversion does the basic procedure assign more wealth to thedisabledperson.
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Its effects are felt around large-scale decisions (the presumed superiority of private sector providers) and micro-level decisions (the purchasing of care for adisabledperson).
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Adisabledpersonwithout relatives to provide home care may be admitted to the relatively few and widely dispersed nursing homes.
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In both cases, thedisabledpersonor carer is required to submit to an official assessment of eligibility by a bureau professional.
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Instead of ' care ' being delivered to them, they have argued for personal assistance which can be controlled by thedisabledpersonthemselves.
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Thedisabledpersondeparts from what is understood to be species typical.
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For example, it may be hard for adisabledpersonto control a robot; a manual pointing device and vocal interaction might be more convenient.
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The third attitudinal model, symbiosis, sees carers as identifying themselves with thedisabledperson and becoming unwilling to relinquish responsibility.
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I heard you speak to our hospice group some time ago and you spoke of the difficulty of going from being a renowned teacher to adisabledperson.
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For example, a soldier may not be in a suitable position to command soldier robots manually or adisabledpersonmight find vocal communication more convenient.
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As noted, adisabledpersonneeds assistance in order to get around, but if he is justified in not caring about getting around, he does not need the assistance.
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Fundamentally there is a need to acknowledge and validate the subjective reality of thedisabledperson and work with him or her to envisage possible futures.
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The healthcare professional and other persons have lessons to impart before a newlydisabledpersoncan be said to be making an informed decision.
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Furthermore, sickness pay for an employeddisabledpersonwould be paid from the national sick-leave fund, instead of by the employer.
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This participatory activity can connect the socially isolated anddisabledperson(on their terms) with the wider community and the natural world, from which, as individuals, they have been disconnected.
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If relations among family members are harmonious and some are willing to care for adisabledperson, they do so, and that is the end of the matter.
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