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noun

disabled

CEFR B1

people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped

In a sentence

Six example sentences with disabled, each labelled with its topic.

  • The new transit law was written after the disabled organized and testified at every hearing the city held.

    Politics

  • Older stations were rebuilt with ramps and wide gates so the disabled could reach the platforms without help.

    Architecture

  • Concert halls added seating and sightlines for the disabled, and ticket sales in those rows sold out first.

    Music

  • The statute requires that public buildings be accessible to the disabled, with fines for owners who ignore the rule.

    Law

  • Screen readers were built for the disabled, and their design later improved voice assistants for everyone else.

    Technology

  • The rail company added lifts at rural stations so the disabled could board without calling ahead for help.

    Travel

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