Understanding Disability
Understanding disability requires understanding the person.
Mobility and ability are not the same thing.
A person may be physically mobile while experiencing another condition that substantially limits independent functioning.
Likewise, someone with significant mobility impairment may retain considerable intellectual, professional and economic capacity.
Ten ways of understanding disability
These categories are not exhaustive and are not medical definitions. They are provided to help the public understand the range of experiences the term “disability” can describe.