Disability Types
Various entities have their own definition of "disability". For instance, the Social Security Administration has a very strict definition which states that to be found "disabled", you must be unable to do any substantal work because of your medical condition(s), and your medical condition(s) must have lasted, or be expected to last at least one year, or be expected to result in your death. The ADA definition of disability .... The following is a list of disabiliy conditions that affect various bodiy functions. There are numerous diagnoses under each category and some conditions fit under multiple categories.
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- Acquired Disabilities
- Acquired or Traumatic Brain Disorders
- Allergies
- Amputation
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Behavioral Disorders
- Birth Defects
- Blindness or Visual Impairment
- Cardiac Disorders
- Chemical Sensitivity
- Cognitive Disabilities
- Communication Disorders
- Circulatory Disorders
- Deafness or Hearing Impairment
- Developmental Disabilities
- Digestive Disabilities
- Dwarfism
- Emotional Disorders
- Immuno-Deficiency Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Multiple Disabilities
- Neuro-Muscular Disbilities
- Orthopedic Impairments
- Perceptual-Motor Disabilities
- Physical Disabilities
- Psychiatric Disabilities
- Respiratory Disorders
- Seizure Disorders
- Skin Disorders
- Social and Interpersonal Disorders
- Speech/Language Disorders
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Temporary Physical Disabilities
For more information, check out these web sites:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Health Encyclopedia
Disability Organizations Serving NH 
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