What is Disability?
[[File:Disability symbols.svg|thumb|Disability symbols]] '''Disability''' is a condition that a person has which limits them in some way.<ref>DePoy, Elizabeth; Gilson & Stephen French 2004. ''Rethinking disability: principles for professional and social change''. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks Cole. ISBN 978-0-534-54929-9</ref> These conditions may be [[wikt:congenital|congenital]] (present at birth), [[Cognition|cognitive]] (associated with the brain), [[Developmental disability|developmental]] (appears as the person develops) and physical, which can be caused by an [[accident]] or [[infection]].{{cn|date=December 2024}} ==Introduction== The [[United Nations]] [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] defines disability in Article 1 as:{{cn|date=December 2024}} {{Blockquote|text=[L]ong-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder [a person's] full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.}} '''Invisible disabilities''', or hidden disabilities, are disabilities that are not immediately obvious, such as [[intellectual disabilities]], [[autism spectrum disorder]], [[attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] (ADHD), [[Mental illness|mental disorders]], [[asthma]], [[epilepsy]], [[Allergy|allergies]], [[Migraine|migraines]], [[arthritis]] and [[chronic fatigue syndrome]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.umass.edu/studentlife/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/Invisible%20Disabilities%20List%20%26%20Information.pdf |title=Invisible Disabilities: List & Information |publisher=Disabled World |date=2015-10-28 |access-date=2021-02-15 }}</ref> ==Difficulties== People with a disability or disabilities may need to use special equipment that can help them. This can include using a [[wheelchair]], a cane or walking stick, [[Hearing aid|hearing aids]], a [[teletypewriter]] (TTY) and using specially designed software and hardware for the [[personal computer]]. Those on a wheelchair cannot walk up or down stairs in a buil