Physical Disabilities

Book Title

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Families, Marriages, and Intimate Relationships

Author(s)

Kelley Aucello, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Sarah A. Valley-Gray, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Ralph E. Cash, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

ISBN

9780028664613

Publication Date

7-2019

Edition

First

Description

Excerpt

An estimated 15 percent of the world's population lives with some form of disability, with a higher prevalence of disability among older people ( World Health Organization [WHO] 2011 ). Physical disabilities most often affect a person's ability to perform tasks involving mobility and self-care (e.g., walking, driving, maintaining hygiene, and cooking). Some individuals are born with specific infirmities, referred to as congenital disabilities, whereas others experience physical limitations later in life, referred to as acquired disabilities. Physical disability categories include musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disabilities (Handicaps Welfare Association n.d.) as well as visual and hearing impairments such as blindness and deafness.

Publisher

Gale

City

Farmington Hills, Michigan

First Page

668

Last Page

673

Additional Information

Editors: James J. Ponzetti Jr., Maureen Blankemeyer, Sean M. Horan, Heidi Lyons, Aya Shigeto. Two-volume set.

NSUWorks Citation

Aucello, K., Valley-Gray, S. A., Cash, R. E. (2019). Physical Disabilities. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Families, Marriages, and Intimate Relationships, 668-673.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facbooks/629

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