Disability vs. Impairment

Disabilitynoun

State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.

Disabilitynoun

A mental condition causing a difficulty with an intellectual task.

Disabilitynoun

Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.

Disabilitynoun

Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state

Disabilitynoun

State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.

Disabilitynoun

Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.

Disabilitynoun

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness;

Disability

A disability is any medical condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or effectively interact with the world around them (socially or materially). These conditions, or impairments, may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.

Impairmentnoun

The result of being impaired

Impairmentnoun

A deterioration or weakening

Impairmentnoun

A disability or handicap

Impairmentnoun

an inefficient part or factor.

Impairmentnoun

(accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

Impairmentnoun

The state, act, or process of being impaired; injury.

Impairmentnoun

the occurrence of a change for the worse

Impairmentnoun

a symptom of reduced quality or strength

Impairmentnoun

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness;

Impairmentnoun

damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

Impairmentnoun

the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)