This distinction between the individual property of impairment and the social property of disability is central to the social model.

There must also be clear evidence of clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.

And from then I wanted to look not at impairment, but at prevention of impairment.

3) An impairment in writing.

Loss or damage by impairment under subparagraph (iii) also covered loss of income in respect of such impairment.

I mean, the functional impairment is clear.

Frequently, there is also an impairment in reading.

Other symptoms are headaches, dementia, and vision impairment.

(iii) loss or damage by impairment of the environment

lung impairment by 12 percent and asthma by nine percent.

I've been to psychologists and psychiatrists for the last 8 years... have been diagnosed with depression, severe social anxiety, severe memory impairment and a few others.

Calculating the Impairment cost is the same as the Incurred Loss Model.

Cataracts and impairment of breast development have been seen at 2 Gy.

Hypomania is different, as it may cause little or no impairment in function.

2.7 The author submitted two clinical reports, dated July and August 2002 respectively, attesting to a serious visual impairment that prevents her from engaging in some occupational, social and personal activities.

Oliver focused on the idea of an individual model (of which the medical was a part) versus a social model, derived from the distinction originally made between impairment and disability by the UPIAS.

For that matter, only a very small number of people with visual impairment are totally blind.

20. In 1980, the World Health Organization adopted an international classification of impairment, disability and handicap, which suggested a more precise and at the same time relativistic approach. That classification makes a clear distinction between impairment, disability and handicap.

D. Revision of the translations of the terms quot impairment quot , quot disability quot , quot handicap quot

Madness expressed itself in degrees of mental impairment, the common symptoms of which were chronic discomfort in one s environment (social maladjustment), uncertainty about oneself, oscillation between self loathing and megalomania, and sometimes a complete loss of identity.

It often overlaps with other learning disabilities such as speech impairment, attention deficit disorder, or developmental coordination disorder.

Could the impairment in visual integration be the manifestation of something underneath, of dynamic information processing deficiencies in autism?

This can mean a loss or impairment in controlling bowel and bladder, sexual function, digestion, breathing and other autonomic functions.

Management Various professions may be involved in the medical care and rehabilitation of someone suffering impairment after a brain injury.

The disorders cause impairment of brain function, including memory changes, personality changes and problems with movement that worsen over time.

The biophysical impacts include dust storms, downstream flooding, impairment of global carbon sequestration capacity, and regional and global climate change.

It was also suggested the commentaries should elaborate methods of assessing environmental damage, including impairment of its non use value.

On the Test for Severe Impairment, where scores can range from zero to 24, three quarters of these patients scored zero.

The social problems of development, poverty, joblessness and crime, as well as the competing and contradictory pressures that bear down on the individual and the family unit, have contributed to the impairment of the ability of the family institution to perform its functions.

However, studies have shown that very weak impairment of IGF 1 action can increase animal lifespan with little effect on body size.)

But who was holding the prescribers to such standards? Doubtless, their understanding of impairment was looser than that of the task force.

At that centre also, an extra class was added for deaf children and a new class begun for children with mobility impairment.

Article 2 of the Disabled Persons Law defines the disabled person as one suffering from a permanent impairment that totally or partially inhibits functioning or full participation in society, whether that impairment be in intellectual, mental, sensory or physical capacity and whether the cause of disability be congenital or acquired.

Impairment of vision, hearing, and the central and peripheral nervous systems progressively degenerate until death in the first or second decade of life.

The most common forms of deficiency that affect women in this country are physical disabilities, hearing and speech impairment, blindness, and psychological abnormalities.

The safeguard clause in paragraph 3 which prohibited the impairment of the dignity of the State committing the internationally wrongful act was appropriate.

There are various methods that can be used which can help the individual recognize the impairment in perception or recognition that they may have.

States Parties shall protect persons with disabilities from forced interventions or forced institutionalization aimed at correcting, improving or alleviating any actual or perceived impairment.

The international network to improve the international classification of impairment, disability and handicap (ICIDH) held its annual general meeting in November 1992 at Montreal.

One important effect of exposure to radiation in utero is a dose related increase in mental impairment, up to and including severe mental retardation.

(e) Legal systems should protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and computer systems from unauthorized impairment and ensure that criminal abuse is penalized

When we saw that, we asked Could the impairment in visual integration be the manifestation of something underneath, of dynamic information processing deficiencies in autism?

Neurological impairment or delay, growth retardation, and delayed sexual maturation as a result of lead exposure may even affect children as they mature to adulthood.

2.4 The defence of insanity was not raised during the trial, although the author apos s privately retained counsel adduced substantial evidence of psychiatric impairment.

At the same time, Disability Studies should work to de stigmatize disease, illness, and impairment, including those that cannot be measured or explained by biological science.