When you hear the word “disability”, what pops into your mind?

Do you think of a person who uses a wheelchair? Or a person with a service animal?

There are many kinds and degrees of disabilities. Being hard of hearing is different from being deaf. Having low vision is different from being legally blind.

A disability can happen to any one at any time. Some people are born with a disability. For others, the disability happens because of an illness or an accident. Sometimes it's because the person is getting older.

Let’s take a look at various types of disabilities:

• visual
• hearing
• deaf-blind
• physical
• speech or language
• mental health
• intellectual or developmental
• learning