disabled

Example Sentences

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“I voted for Tom. I was looking for a change,” said Alvenia Scott, a union board member who works as an in-home caregiver to her disabled sister.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

In 2024-2025, 29.6% of disabled young people were Neet, compared with 8.7% of their non-disabled peers, his report said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Angie Fenn is head of information and advice at Contact, a charity which runs a helpline for parents and carers of disabled children up to the age of 25.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

“That’s what we should do, Hazel Grace: We should team up and be this disabled vigilante duo roaring through the world, righting wrongs, defending the weak, protecting the endangered.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green