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==Etymology==
obsolete [[English]] '''handicap''', a [[game]] in which forfeit [[money]] was held in a cap, from hand in cap
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1754]
==Definitions==
*1 a : a race or [[contest]] in which an [[artificial]] advantage is given or disadvantage imposed on a contestant to [[equalize]] [[chances]] of winning
:b : an advantage given or disadvantage imposed usually in the form of points, strokes, weight to be carried, or distance from the target or goal
*2 a : a disadvantage that makes [[achievement]] unusually [[difficult]]
:b sometimes offensive : a [[physical]] disability
==Description==
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization World Health Organization] defines '''Disability''' as follows: "Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, [[activity]] [[limitations]], and [[participation]] restrictions. An impairment is a problem in [[body]] [[function]] or [[structure]]; an [[activity]] [[limitation]] is a difficulty encountered by an [[individual]] in executing a task or [[action]]; while a [[participation]] restriction is a [[problem]] [[experienced]] by an [[individual]] in involvement in life situations. Thus disability is a [[complex]] [[phenomenon]], [[reflecting]] an [[interaction]] between features of a [[person]]’s [[body]] and features of the [[society]] in which he or she lives.'"
An [[individual]] may also qualify as disabled if he/she has had an impairment in the [[past]] or is seen as disabled based on a [[personal]] or [[group]] [[standard]] or [[norm]]. Such impairments may include [[physical]], [[Senses|sensory]], and [[cognitive]] or [[developmental]] disabilities. [[Mental]] disorders (also known as psychiatric or psychosocial disability) and various [[types]] of chronic [[disease]] may also be considered qualifying disabilities.
A disability may occur during a [[person]]'s lifetime or may be present from [[birth]]. A [[physical]] impairment is any disability which [[limits]] the [[physical]] [[function]] of limbs or fine or gross motor [[ability]].
[[Category: Health]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
obsolete [[English]] '''handicap''', a [[game]] in which forfeit [[money]] was held in a cap, from hand in cap
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1754]
==Definitions==
*1 a : a race or [[contest]] in which an [[artificial]] advantage is given or disadvantage imposed on a contestant to [[equalize]] [[chances]] of winning
:b : an advantage given or disadvantage imposed usually in the form of points, strokes, weight to be carried, or distance from the target or goal
*2 a : a disadvantage that makes [[achievement]] unusually [[difficult]]
:b sometimes offensive : a [[physical]] disability
==Description==
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization World Health Organization] defines '''Disability''' as follows: "Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, [[activity]] [[limitations]], and [[participation]] restrictions. An impairment is a problem in [[body]] [[function]] or [[structure]]; an [[activity]] [[limitation]] is a difficulty encountered by an [[individual]] in executing a task or [[action]]; while a [[participation]] restriction is a [[problem]] [[experienced]] by an [[individual]] in involvement in life situations. Thus disability is a [[complex]] [[phenomenon]], [[reflecting]] an [[interaction]] between features of a [[person]]’s [[body]] and features of the [[society]] in which he or she lives.'"
An [[individual]] may also qualify as disabled if he/she has had an impairment in the [[past]] or is seen as disabled based on a [[personal]] or [[group]] [[standard]] or [[norm]]. Such impairments may include [[physical]], [[Senses|sensory]], and [[cognitive]] or [[developmental]] disabilities. [[Mental]] disorders (also known as psychiatric or psychosocial disability) and various [[types]] of chronic [[disease]] may also be considered qualifying disabilities.
A disability may occur during a [[person]]'s lifetime or may be present from [[birth]]. A [[physical]] impairment is any disability which [[limits]] the [[physical]] [[function]] of limbs or fine or gross motor [[ability]].
[[Category: Health]]
[[Category: General Reference]]