the disabled
noun
: people who are disabled : people who have a disability
She's always been an effective spokesperson for the disabled.
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To truly succeed in the adaptive fashion market, Primark must continue to innovate and listen to feedback from the disabled community.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite being directly confronted with the horrible brutality of the Nazi regime by Karski, who had suffered under and been witness to it, Frankfurter flatly refused to believe that Jews, Gypsies, the disabled, and gays were the victims of genocide.
—Terrance Carroll, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Since then, Pearson, who at the time was helping cast reality-TV shows, has hosted a number of TV specials and appeared on a variety of other programs, often as an activist for greater visibility and rights for the disabled.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
Farrell said one of his foundation’s goals is access to affordable housing for the disabled.
—Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite being directly confronted with the horrible brutality of the Nazi regime by Karski, who had suffered under and been witness to it, Frankfurter flatly refused to believe that Jews, Gypsies, the disabled, and gays were the victims of genocide.
—Terrance Carroll, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Since then, Pearson, who at the time was helping cast reality-TV shows, has hosted a number of TV specials and appeared on a variety of other programs, often as an activist for greater visibility and rights for the disabled.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
Farrell said one of his foundation’s goals is access to affordable housing for the disabled.
—Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“The disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disabled. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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