disabled
adjective
dis·abled
dis-ˈā-bəld 
diz-ˈā-
1
a
: impaired or limited by a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition : affected by disability
Decades of government policy and a Supreme Court decision … have established that public services for all disabled people must be provided in the least restrictive and most integrated environment possible.—
Sallie Tisdale
Sallie TisdaleFor disabled travelers—or anyone nursing an injury—successful trips require planning. … Rugged or remote areas may require some give and take on your part, including physical assistance or workarounds.—Linda Burbank
Linda Burbank… 4,000 disabled athletes from 125 nations competing in 18 sports.—John Shaw
John Shaw
b
: incapacitated by illness or injury
… 17.4% of all match-ending injuries, were attributable to OT (orthopedic trauma). Two such stoppages involved multiple roundhouse kicks directed at the lateral aspect of the knee. The disabled competitors were unable to continue because of marked pain with weight bearing.—George J. Buse and Robert M. Wood
George J. Buse and Robert M. Wood2
of a device or mechanism
: rendered inoperative (as by being damaged or deliberately altered)
a disabled alarm
They would have pulled out but they were waiting on the Iraqi police to finish their report and there was the issue of the disabled fuel truck …—David Abrams
David AbramsExamples of disabled in a Sentence
The organization is working to protect the rights of disabled veterans.
the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help
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In Vietnam, a program assisting disabled people through training caregivers and providing at-home medical care stopped, according to Humanity & Inclusion.
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—Sam Mednick, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
This puts access to services in jeopardy at a time when nearly 512,000 disabled Americans are on waiting lists in their states.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Social Security, which dates to the 1930s and former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal social programs, uses funds collected from workers' paychecks to pay small monthly benefit checks to retirees, disabled Americans and others.
—Davis Winkie, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Medicaid is a joint federal and state health insurance program for disabled and low-income Americans.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sam Mednick, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025
This puts access to services in jeopardy at a time when nearly 512,000 disabled Americans are on waiting lists in their states.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Social Security, which dates to the 1930s and former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal social programs, uses funds collected from workers' paychecks to pay small monthly benefit checks to retirees, disabled Americans and others.
—Davis Winkie, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Medicaid is a joint federal and state health insurance program for disabled and low-income Americans.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disabled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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