physically challenged

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Renovations geared toward the disabled, the physically challenged and the elderly are officially known as home modifications.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Kim’s 2019 bestselling debut, “Miracle Creek,” also dealt with physically challenged children — as well as a hyperbaric chamber, a major disaster and some of the sharpest courtroom drama since Scott Turow.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Scott Silveri, creator and executive producer of ABC’s “Speechless,” joins in brushing away the tired notion that a story’s dramatic flow or audience would be thrown off by seeing a physically challenged person.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2018

To make it count, corporations that hire ex-cons and even those considered to be mentally or physically challenged should be given tax breaks.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2018

In their opinion, embedding Paralympic disciplines in the Olympics would make physically challenged athletes fall into oblivion.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2012