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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
  2. people
  3. people with disabilities

Preferred term

people with disabilities

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information People who have a disability or impairment of any type that interferes with their daily usual activities and are unable to perform certain functions as most others. They may need some special accomodations.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • disabled people
  • disabled persons
  • handicapped people
  • handicapped persons

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2138

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