physically disabled

Example Sentences

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My dad is 85 and has his mind, but he’s physically disabled and not able to keep his house up.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

The group recently took part in New York's annual Disability Pride Parade, a Manhattan march bringing together a diverse crowd of mentally and physically disabled people along with allies and parents.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

TB Joshua was famed for his "healing" ministries and filmed hundreds of services that claimed to show him curing the physically disabled and chronically ill - which multiple former church members have subsequently debunked.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

I recently visited a friend of mine, a 70-year-old man who is physically disabled and currently lived in a nursing home that is understaffed and underfunded.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2022

Later, the black movement’s vitality extended to animate the liberation movements of women, the elderly, the physically disabled, and the homosexual.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez