disabled

«disabled» in Mova's school dictionary: A disabled person has a physical or mental condition that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (disabled); verb (disable, disables, disabled, disabling)

meaning for a pupil

1) A disabled person has a physical or mental condition that makes some things harder to do, like walking, seeing or hearing. tree →

2) Disabled can describe things made for disabled people: a disabled toilet, a disabled parking space. tree →

3) To disable a machine or feature means to turn it off or stop it working. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and PSHE lessons we learn that disabled people can do many things, sometimes in different ways, with wheelchairs, hearing aids, guide dogs or ramps; we include and respect them. In computing, you can disable a setting, such as location tracking. Phrases: «disabled access», «disabled parking», «disabled toilet», «people with disabilities», «disable the alarm».

examples

• My cousin is disabled and uses a wheelchair. tree →
• The new library has disabled access with ramps. tree →
• Don't park in a disabled space unless you have a badge. tree →
• The Paralympics are for disabled athletes. tree →
• Disable location settings on apps you don't need. tree →
• The bug disabled the computer. tree →
• Many disabled people work, play sport and travel. tree →
• There is a disabled toilet on the ground floor. tree →
• Even Timothy, the jointed wooden lion, who was made by the disabled soldiers, and should have had broader views, put on airs and pretended he was connected with Government. tree →

note

Many people prefer «disabled people» (UK) or «people with disabilities» (US); avoid old words like «handicapped» or «crippled». Not every disability can be seen. Ask before helping someone — do not just grab their wheelchair. Verb: disable → disabled, disabling.

In the corpora

• "Differently abled" means disabled; it is a polite, positive-sounding phrase.
• "Physically challenged" means physically disabled; it is mostly American.
• You might let an older or disabled person, or a parent with a baby, go ahead of you.
• Some people need a seat more than you do: older people, pregnant women, disabled people and people carrying small babies.
• Brothers and sisters of disabled kids notice what others miss.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disabled» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.