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51Disability & Rehabilitation —   …
52disability benefit — ➔ benefit1 * * * disability benefit UK US noun [C or U] GOVERNMENT ► money that is paid by the government to someone who cannot work because of an illness, injury, or medical condition: »If your injuries are bad enough, you will have to claim… …
53disability insurance — ➔ insurance * * * disability insurance UK US noun [U] WORKPLACE, INSURANCE ► insurance against being unable to work because of an illness, injury, or medical condition: »The company provides life insurance and long term disability insurance to… …
54disability payment — ➔ payment * * * disability payment UK US noun [C] ► a payment made to someone who cannot work because of an illness, injury, or medical condition: »Shortly after the accident, Garner began receiving disability payments …
55disability pension — ➔ pension1 * * * disability pension UK US noun [C] ► a pension paid to someone who cannot work because of an illness, injury, or medical condition: »At the city s Fire Department, 42 of 203 retiring firefighters received a disability pension …
56Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology —   …
57disability benefits — Money available from Social Security to benefit those younger than 65 who qualify because of their work and earning record and who meet the program s medical guidelines defining disability. The benefits are roughly equal to those available in… …
58Disability Rights Commission — (DRC) The DRC was an independent statutory body established in April 2000 to stop discrimination of, and promote equality of opportunity for, disabled people. On 1 October 2007, the DRC was dissolved and its functions taken over by the Equality… …
59disability, permanent — n. Disability that prevents one from ever returning to one’s former occupation. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
60disability, partial — n. The condition of being unable to resume one’s job before injury but being able to perform some suitable gainful employment. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
