mentally disabled
Example Sentences
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“Afghanistan is already struggling economically. If large sections of our future generation are physically or mentally disabled, how will our society be able to help them?” asks Dr Ghani.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
Weirich’s office initially contested the intellectual disability claims, but backed off after he was found mentally disabled.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
Joey White, 64, is mentally disabled, his sister said.
From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022
The couple took to the streets last July 11 to protest the spiraling economic crisis that had left them without food or medicine for their mentally disabled son.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022
Legal rulings empowered people with developmental disabilities to refuse treatment and created rights for the mentally disabled that made forced institutionalization much less common.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
