Handicap Equipment

In recent years, the word handicap has been replaced by disability.
The difference between a disease and a degree of disability is that the disease is usually not permanent, while a disability often involves life-long reductions in physical and mental function. A disability can have negative consequences for your ability to perform various activities or limit your participation in society. The impairment may in some situations mean a great need for support and assistance. We say that a disability can be more or less disabling, depending on the environment you live in. This can include the lack of availability, information, public transport, the opportunity to study and so on. Efforts for people with disabilities aims at improving the motor or mental ability and ease the inconvenience disabilities can lead to. But also at adapting to the environment and make it available.

Disabilities may be congenital or acquired. Examples of congenital disabilities, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and autism. Acquired impairments can occur due to accidents or illnesses. There are sometimes divided into visible and invisible disabilities. Psychiatric disabilities, allergies and hearing loss are examples of invisible disabilities. Intellectual disability is an impairment that sometimes, but not always, is noticed already in the child’s first years of life. The degree of intellectual disability may vary, but it is common that you need more time than others to understand and learn things. The most common disabilities is impaired movement, hearing and visual impairments, reading and writing difficulty, allergies and asthma.