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What is the greatest disability in the world?
Worldwide, the most common disability in people under the age of 60 is depression, followed by hearing and visual problems.
What disabilities are most common?
Common Disabilities
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Learning Disabilities.
- Mobility Disabilities.
- Medical Disabilities.
- Psychiatric Disabilities.
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Visual Impairments.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
What are the 21 types of disabilities?
Blindness.
What are the top 5 disabilities?
Here are 10 of the most common conditions that are considered disabilities.
- Arthritis and other musculoskeletal problems.
- Heart disease.
- Lung or respiratory problems.
- Mental illness, including depression.
- Diabetes.
- Stroke.
- Cancer.
- Nervous system disorders.
What are the 5 developmental disabilities?
A doctor or a pediatrician can help in identifying these developmental disabilities. There are five types of developmental disabilities which include autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral palsy (CP), intellectual disability (ID), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and learning disabilities.
Is asthma a disability?
Yes. In both the ADA and Section 504, a person with a disability is someone who has a physical or mental impairment that seriously limits one or more major life activities, or who is regarded as having such impairments. Asthma and allergies are usually considered disabilities under the ADA.
What are recognized disabilities?
To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability, which is defined by the ADA as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.
What are the 4 categories of disabilities?
Types of Disabilities:
- Visual impairment.
- Hearing impairment.
- Loco motor impairment; Cerebral Palsy.
- Mental retardation and Mental illness.
- Children with learning disabilities.
What Are Some Common Hidden Disabilities?
- Psychiatric Disabilities—Examples include major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc.
- Traumatic Brain Injury.
- Epilepsy.
- HIV/AIDS.
- Diabetes.
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
- Cystic Fibrosis.
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