Collocations for "disability"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "disability" in context.
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disability
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- has a [hearing, sight, physical, mental, learning] disability
- suffers from a [hearing] disability
- (undergoing) treatment for a [hearing] disability
- has a [partial, full, severe] disability
- a physical disability from [birth, a young age, an accident]
- won't let her disabilities [block, stand in] her way
- is (not) limited by his disability
- different [types, kinds, sorts] of disability
- [children, people] with physical disabilities
- a disability caused by [an accident, a crash]
- is on disability after the [accident, injury]
- [gets, receives] a disability [benefit, allowance]
- is on disability pay
'disability' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):