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Preferred term

housing of persons with disabilities  

Definition(s)

  • The understanding of disability has expanded as reflected in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and other works on the disablement process, which address disability in relation to a person's physical, emotional, sensory, or mental functioning problems that coexist with levels of social participation activities. The law defines a person as having a disability if the individual has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Disabilities, Housing of Persons with]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BJ7FGSP6-G

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