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What are the types of disability ? Explain briefly. 

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There are three types of disability:

(i) Intellectual disability: It is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem-solving) and in adaptive behaviour, which covers a range of everyday social and practical skills. Indeed, this disability is related to the individual’s thought process, communication, money, learning, problem solving and judgment.

(ii) Physical disability: It is a limitation on an individual’s physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Other impairments such as respiratory disorders, blindness, epilepsy and sleep disorders, which limit other facets of daily living are also included in physical disabilities. Physical disability may either be a motor deficiency or sensory impairment.

(iii) Cognitive Disability: It is a neurological disorder that creates hindrances or obstruction for an individual to store, process and produce information. This ability can affect an individual’s ability or capability to read, compute, speak and write.

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(a) Cognitive Disability

(b)Intellectual Disability

(c) Physical Disability

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The different types of disabilities are:

(a) Cognitive disabilities: It refers to lower than average intellectual functioning. A person who has cognitive disability has trouble performing mental tasks which an average person would be able to easily.

(b) Intellectual disabilities: It is characterized by below average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for day to day living. People with intellectual disabilities can and do learn new skills, but they learn very slowly.

(c) Physical disabilities: It is a limitation of a person’s physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. The physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facts of daily living, such as respiratory disorders, blindness, sleep disorders etc. 

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