forbidden word: disabilities

disabilities plural noun of disability — 1  His disabilty prevents him from holding a job: handicap, particular incapacity, disablement, unfitness, infirmity, impairment, defect, affliction, debilitation, impediment, weakness, inadequacy. 2 Not speaking French in Paris is a real disability: disadvantage, disqualification, handicap, shortcoming, minus.
Ant 1 fitness, capability, ability, capacity, strength. 2 advantage, merit, qualification, plus.

from – Family Word Finder: Reader’s Digest. The Reader’s Digest Association, 1975.

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sentence examples: disabilities

The same rule will apply for athletes with children up to 3 years old when the child has special needs or disabilities.
Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 10 July 2024

And for other survivors of abuse, or those with disabilities, that can be a powerful thing to see.
Caitlin O’Kane, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023

But she was moved to a new school where the principal and staff said there was no way that could happen, even though the school welcomed students with disabilities.
Nathaniel Bivan, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2024

As of last month, about 600 young children with disabilities were waiting for a seat in a specialized class.
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025

The hotel has six rooms available that are designed for those with disabilities.
Ryan Smith, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024

The foundation plans to use the funds to build an adaptive playground for children with disabilities at a school in South Jersey.
Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025

What does this work mean for children with disabilities?
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025

However, due to its design, getting out of the chair may be a bit of a challenge for those shorter in height or with disabilities.
Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2024

Help passengers with disabilities get on and off aircraft and move through the airport.
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024

Students with disabilities graduated at a rate of 69%, still well below the statewide average.
Erin Sjostedt, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025

from — How to Use disability in a Sentence. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

May 5, 2025
Hudson Valley, New York

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