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Prenatal disabilities are acquired before birth. These may be due to diseases or substances that the mother has been exposed to during [[pregnancy]], embryonic or fetal developmental accidents or [[genetic disorder]]s. | Prenatal disabilities are acquired before birth. These may be due to diseases or substances that the mother has been exposed to during [[pregnancy]], embryonic or fetal developmental accidents or [[genetic disorder]]s.<ref name ="MA"/> | ||
Perinatal disabilities are acquired between some weeks before to up to four weeks after birth in humans.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wright |first1=Joyce A. |title=Prenatal and | Perinatal disabilities are acquired between some weeks before to up to four weeks after birth in humans.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wright |first1=Joyce A. |title=Prenatal and Postnatal Diagnosis of Infant Disability: Breaking the News to Mothers |journal=Journal of Perinatal Education |date=22 January 2008 |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=27–32 |id={{ProQuest|1844560198}} |doi=10.1624/105812408X324543 |pmid=19436417 |pmc=2517190 }}</ref> These can be due to prolonged [[Perinatal asphyxia|lack of oxygen]] or obstruction of the respiratory tract, damage to the brain during birth (due to the early [[umbilical cord clamping]], for example) or the baby being born [[Preterm birth|prematurely]]. These may also be caused due to genetic disorders<ref name ="MA">{{cite web|department = Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition |title=Birth Defects Research & Prevention |url=https://www.mass.gov/birth-defects-research-prevention |website=Massachusetts Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention |publisher=Department of Public Health |access-date=27 June 2022 |location=Boston |format=Government website |date=2022}}</ref> or accidents. | ||
Post-natal disabilities are gained after birth. They can be due to accidents, [[injuries]], [[obesity]], [[infection]] or other [[illness]]es. These may also be caused due to genetic disorders. | Post-natal disabilities are gained after birth. They can be due to accidents, [[injuries]], [[obesity]], [[infection]] or other [[illness]]es. These may also be caused due to genetic disorders. | ||
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[[Visual impairment]] is another type of physical impairment. There are hundreds of thousands of people with minor to various serious vision injuries or impairments. These types of injuries can also result in severe problems or diseases such as blindness and ocular trauma. Some other types of vision impairment include scratched [[cornea]], scratches on the [[sclera]], diabetes-related eye conditions, dry eyes and corneal graft, [[macular degeneration]] in old age and retinal detachment. | [[Visual impairment]] is another type of physical impairment. There are hundreds of thousands of people with minor to various serious vision injuries or impairments. These types of injuries can also result in severe problems or diseases such as blindness and ocular trauma. Some other types of vision impairment include scratched [[cornea]], scratches on the [[sclera]], diabetes-related eye conditions, dry eyes and corneal graft, [[macular degeneration]] in old age and retinal detachment. | ||
[[Hearing loss]] is a partial or total inability to hear. Deaf and hard of hearing people have a rich culture<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.umass.edu/magazine/fall-2018/what-my-deaf-way-science|title = What is my deaf way of science? |last= Cooke | first = Michele L. |date=2018-10-11| location = University of Massachusetts Amherst|website=UMass Magazine|language=en| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190503205549/https://www.umass.edu/magazine/fall-2018/what-my-deaf-way-science |archive-date = 2019-05-03 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal = The Atlantic | | [[Hearing loss]] is a partial or total inability to hear. Deaf and hard of hearing people have a rich culture<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.umass.edu/magazine/fall-2018/what-my-deaf-way-science|title = What is my deaf way of science? |last= Cooke | first = Michele L. |date=2018-10-11| location = University of Massachusetts Amherst|website=UMass Magazine|language=en| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190503205549/https://www.umass.edu/magazine/fall-2018/what-my-deaf-way-science |archive-date = 2019-05-03 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dolnick |first1=Edward |title=Deafness as Culture |journal=The Atlantic |date=September 1993 |volume=272 |issue=3 |pages=37–53 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1993/09/deafness-as-culture/668630/ |url-access=subscription }}</ref> and benefit from learning sign language for communication purposes.<ref>{{cite book | first=Anna | last=Mindess | others = Sharon Neumann Solow, Thomas K. Holcomb |year=2006 | title=Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQk1lt0V9foC&q=Intercultural+Communication+for+Sign+Language+Interpreters | location = Boston | publisher = International Press | oclc =829736204 |isbn=978-1-931930-26-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barnett |first1=Steven |last2=McKee |first2=Michael |last3=Smith |first3=Scott R. |last4=Pearson |first4=Thomas A. |title=Deaf Sign Language Users, Health Inequities, and Public Health: Opportunity for Social Justice |journal=Preventing Chronic Disease |date=15 February 2011 |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=A45 |pmid=21324259 |pmc=3073438 }}</ref> People who are only partially deaf can sometimes make use of [[hearing aid]]s to improve their hearing ability. | ||
[[speech disability|Speech]] and language disability: persons with deviations of speech and language processes which are outside the range of acceptable deviation within a given environment and which prevent full [[social interaction|social]] or educational development. | [[speech disability|Speech]] and language disability: persons with deviations of speech and language processes which are outside the range of acceptable deviation within a given environment and which prevent full [[social interaction|social]] or educational development. | ||
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== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
* Danielle | * {{cite book |last1=Grmek |first1=Mirko Dražen |last2=Gourevitch |first2=Danielle |title=Les maladies dans l'art antique |date=1998 |publisher=Fayard |isbn=978-2-213-60154-0 |oclc=300914958 }} | ||
* {{Cite Q|Q46018654}} | * {{Cite Q|Q46018654}} | ||
* Mirko Grmek. (1983). ''Les maladies à l'aube de la civilisation occidentale'', Paris. | * Mirko Grmek. (1983). ''Les maladies à l'aube de la civilisation occidentale'', Paris. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:46, 23 December 2025
Template:Short description A physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina.[1] Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living, such as respiratory disorders, blindness, epilepsy[2] and sleep disorders.
Causes
Prenatal disabilities are acquired before birth. These may be due to diseases or substances that the mother has been exposed to during pregnancy, embryonic or fetal developmental accidents or genetic disorders.[3]
Perinatal disabilities are acquired between some weeks before to up to four weeks after birth in humans.[4] These can be due to prolonged lack of oxygen or obstruction of the respiratory tract, damage to the brain during birth (due to the early umbilical cord clamping, for example) or the baby being born prematurely. These may also be caused due to genetic disorders[3] or accidents.
Post-natal disabilities are gained after birth. They can be due to accidents, injuries, obesity, infection or other illnesses. These may also be caused due to genetic disorders.
Types
Mobility impairment includes upper or lower limb loss or impairment, poor manual dexterity, and damage to one or multiple organs of the body. Disability in mobility can be a congenital or acquired problem or a consequence of disease. People who have a broken skeletal structure also fall into this category.
Visual impairment is another type of physical impairment. There are hundreds of thousands of people with minor to various serious vision injuries or impairments. These types of injuries can also result in severe problems or diseases such as blindness and ocular trauma. Some other types of vision impairment include scratched cornea, scratches on the sclera, diabetes-related eye conditions, dry eyes and corneal graft, macular degeneration in old age and retinal detachment.
Hearing loss is a partial or total inability to hear. Deaf and hard of hearing people have a rich culture[5][6] and benefit from learning sign language for communication purposes.[7][8] People who are only partially deaf can sometimes make use of hearing aids to improve their hearing ability.
Speech and language disability: persons with deviations of speech and language processes which are outside the range of acceptable deviation within a given environment and which prevent full social or educational development.
Physical impairment can also be attributed to disorders causing, among others, sleep deficiency, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and seizures.
See also
References
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Further reading
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- Mirko Grmek. (1983). Les maladies à l'aube de la civilisation occidentale, Paris.
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