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A '''disability''' is a physical or mental condition that impairs or limits a person's ability to participate in typical activities and interactions.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Merriam-Webster|title=Disability Definition & Meaning|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disability|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104112346/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disability|archive-date=2023-01-04|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> The [[United Nations|UN]] adopted the [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] in 2006, which requires the state to provide access people with any kind of disability. 177 countries have ratified the CRPD, but the [[United States of America|United States]] has not.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Disability justice is a right − and a demand!|date=2022-11-08|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/11/67561/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129014919/https://www.workers.org/2022/11/67561/|archive-date=2022-11-29|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> | A '''disability''' is a physical or mental condition that impairs or limits a person's ability to participate in typical activities and interactions.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Merriam-Webster|title=Disability Definition & Meaning|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disability|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104112346/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disability|archive-date=2023-01-04|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> The [[United Nations|UN]] adopted the [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] in 2006, which requires the state to provide access people with any kind of disability. 177 countries have ratified the CRPD, but the [[United States of America|United States]] has not.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Disability justice is a right − and a demand!|date=2022-11-08|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/11/67561/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129014919/https://www.workers.org/2022/11/67561/|archive-date=2022-11-29|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> Human rights violations against disabled people in the USA have significantly worsened since the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Renée Imperato|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=On the right to accessibility during COVID|date=2021-12-|url=https://www.workers.org/2021/12/60564/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201201316/https://www.workers.org/2021/12/60564/|archive-date=2022-12-01|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:23, 24 January 2023
A disability is a physical or mental condition that impairs or limits a person's ability to participate in typical activities and interactions.[1] The UN adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2006, which requires the state to provide access people with any kind of disability. 177 countries have ratified the CRPD, but the United States has not.[2] Human rights violations against disabled people in the USA have significantly worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
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- ↑ "Disability Definition & Meaning". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ "Disability justice is a right − and a demand!" (2022-11-08). Workers World. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ Renée Imperato (2021-12-). "On the right to accessibility during COVID" Workers World. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-01-23.