What is Disability?
What is disability?
Over one billion people worldwide experience some form of disability.
According to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) disability is defined as:
(a) total or partial loss of the person’s bodily or mental functions; or
(b) total or partial loss of a part of the body; or
(c) the presence in the body of organisms causing disease or illness; or
(d) the presence in the body of organisms capable of causing disease or illness; or
(e) the malfunction, malformation or disfigurement of a part of the person’s body; or
(f) a disorder or malfunction that results in the person learning differently from a person without the disorder or malfunction; or
(g) a disorder, illness or disease that affects a person’s thought processes, perception of reality, emotions or judgment or that results in disturbed behaviour;
and includes a disability that:
(h) presently exists; or
(i) previously existed but no longer exists; or
(j) may exist in the future (including because of a genetic predisposition to that disability); or
(k) is imputed to a person
.Some individuals with a disability experience greater challenges in participating in everyday life. This includes challenges involving:
Employment
Accessing the physical environment
Appropriate housing
Violence
Schooling restrictions
Social Support
Isolation
Communication
Transportation
For information regarding disability please refer to the resources listed below.