A disability is an impairment that may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or some combination of these. It substantially affects a person's life activities and may be present from birth or occur during a person's lifetime.
Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Disability is thus not just a health problem. It is a complex phenomenon, reflecting the interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.
The number of people with disabilities in the country has reached 1,166,808, accounting for 4.95% of the country's total population in Taiwan. The Taiwan government has created an accessible living environment for the people and home-based care.
— World Health Organization, Disabilities (Source: Wikipedia)
智綺 邢. Wunshan Senior High School