disability  /ˌdɪs ə ˈbɪ lɪ ti/ ? Meaning of "disability"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

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Usage(s):

  1. Disability insurance usually covers only 50% to 70% of your income, and many plans don't pay disability benefits after age 65.
  2. Even as participants approach their 90s, the groups' disability and survival curves continue to diverge.
  3. Retirement funds suffer if you go on disability.

News

  1. Disability Insurance Program Needs a Fix Now

    Unlike the Social Security retirement program, government disability funds will run out soon.
    on 2010/09/02 Source: US News & World Report

  2. Condemned disability dog's owner fights for pardon

    George the disability assistance dog, declared dangerous by Rockhampton Regional Council, could be reprieved if it can be proved his attack on a postal worker was out of character.
    on 2010/09/01 Source: Brisbane Times

  3. Disability cheat led a funeral cortege

    UNDERTAKER caught leading funeral cortege while pocketing 1000s in disability benefits
    on 2010/09/03 Source: The Sun

Quotes

  1. Mr Cameron added: "When we were first told the extent of Ivan's disability I thought that we would suffer having to care for him but at least he would benefit from our care. Now as I look back I see that it was all the other way round. It was only...
    on Feb 28, 2009 By: David Cameron Source: BBC News

  2. "I had been, on occasion, accused of trying to hide my own disability," Paterson said.
    on May 28, 2008 By: David Paterson Source: FOXNews

  3. "Several members of the committee have suggested that Congress should intervene to fix what has been described as a broken system of delivering disability benefits to former NFL players," a letter from Reps. John Conyers, D-Mich., and Lamar...
    on Oct 12, 2007 By: Lamar Smith Source: Forbes

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