Disabilities

Comprehensive guide to various physical, mental and developmental disabilities and rehabilitation. Throughout the world, there are millions of people who have some form of emotional, mental, or physical handicap that can limit their activities to varying degrees. The terms disabled and differently abled are both preferable terms to the outdated term handicapped. Disabilities can be the result of accidents, resulting in paralysis, brain damage, etc., while some people are born with such afflictions as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy, blindness, etc. This guide offers disability facts, statistics, information and resources on a list of disabilities covering several mental, physical, and emotional handicaps and the necessary assessment, treatment for people with disabilities, and advocacy of it in both public and private arenas. Disability facts and information for parents of children with physical disabilities and medical issues. Disability resources to learn about accessibility, disabled assistance, developmental and learning disabilities in physically handicapped children, disabilities rights and parenting kids with disabilities.

List of Disabilities

    * Developmental Disabilities
          o ADD/ADHD
          o Asperger Syndrome
          o Autism
          o Down syndrome
          o Dyslexia
    * Mental Disabilities
          o Alzheimer's Disease
          o Anxiety Disorder
          o Bipolar Disorder
          o Depression
          o Dyscalculia
          o Learning Disabilities
          o Memory Loss
          o Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
          o Phobia
                + Acrophobia
                + Agoraphobia
                + More in List of Phobias
          o Schizophrenia
          o More in Types of Mental Illness - List of Mental Disorders
    * Physical Disabilities
          o Visual Impairment
                + Blindness
                + Blurred Vision
                + Cataract
                + Color Blindness
          o Hearing Impairment
                + Hearing Loss
                + Meniere's Disease
                + Tinnitus (Ringing In the Ears)
          o Mobility Impairment
                + Arthritis
                      # Rheumatoid Arthitis (RA)
                      # Osteoarthritis
                + Cerebral Palsy
                + Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
                + Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
                + Paralysis
                + Parkinson's Disease
                + Stroke
          o Head Injury
                + Traumatic Brain Injury
          o Chronic Illnesses
                + Asthma
                + Cancer
                + Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
                + Diabetes
                + Hypoglycemia
                + HIV AIDS
                + Renal Failure
                + Tuberculosis (TB)
    * Other Disabilities
          o Substance Abuse / Addictions
                + Alcohol Addiction
                + Drug Addiction
                + Nicotine Addiction