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 guide dog?
The fact is there are many kinds of disabilities. They can be visible, hidden, permanent or occur only at certain times.
Types of disabilities
- vision
- hearing
- physical
- intellectual
- developmental
- learning
- mental health
- speech or language
- deaf-blind
Disabilities vary. 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. In fact as the population ages, many of us may eventually face some kind of limitation.
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