| Disability refers to the condition of
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| | in the 1970s due to the efforts of people
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| physical or mental impairment that
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| | with disabilities for legal protection at
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| restricts or limits the ability to
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| | par with the rest of the population.
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| perform activities in a normal manner
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| | Legislations and court rulings marked the
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| using traditional methods. Disability can
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| | establishment of civil rights for people
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| either be congenital or due to some form
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| | with disabilities. Some of the landmark
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| of illness or injury. Disability can
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| | disability rights legislations such as
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| either be a temporary, correctable
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| | Federal Rehabilitation Act were passed
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| condition or permanent, unchangeable
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| | during the 1970s and 1980s.
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| condition.
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| | The Americans with Disabilities Act of
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| Physical disabilities include mobility
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| | 1990 is considered a milestone in the
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| impairment such as paralysis, cerebral
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| | movement for equal rights for people with
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| palsy, and muscular dystrophy; visual
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| | disabilities. This legislation prohibits
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| impairment such as low vision, blindness,
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| | discrimination against people with mental
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| and color blindness; and hearing
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| | or physical impairments in employment,
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| impairment. Diseases including Diabetes,
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| | telecom, transport, and public amenities.
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| Cancer, and AIDS and incapacitation due
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| | Supreme Court rulings in the late 1990s
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| to injuries such as spinal cord injury
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| | have defined the conditions considered a
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| are also categorized as physical
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| | disability under the Americans with
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| disabilities. Conditions such as a
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| | Disability Act. People infected with HIV
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| learning disability, depression,
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| | are considered disabled, whereas people
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| schizophrenia, a phobia, and an anxiety
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| | with correctable disabilities such as
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| disorder are categorized as mental
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| | vision problems are no longer under the
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| disabilities. Developmental disabilities
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| | purview of protection offered by
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| or cognitive impairments include
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| | Americans with Disability Act.
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| conditions such as Autism, Dyslexia, and
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| | The disability rights movement has come a
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| Down Syndrome.
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| | long way by achieving significant
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| In the United States, support or services
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| | victories in terms of legislation and
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| for people with disabilities provided
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| | government support for people with
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| through legislation were very limited.
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| | disabilities.
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| Things started to change for the better
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