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Permanent disabilities

Permanent disabilities are long-term conditions that affect an individual's ability to do something and are not expected to improve over time.

Examples of permanent disabilities could include people who are blind, deaf, or dyslexic.

Line drawing of a person with dark glasses and a cane representing blindless

Blind

Line drawing of a person using sign language representing deafness

Deaf

Line drawing of a person with a prosthetic leg and missing left arm representing mobility issues

Missing limbs

Line drawing of a person without a mouth representing being non-verbal

Non-verbal

Line drawing of a person with a speech bubble of confused lettering representing dyslexia

Dyslexia

Disabilities are not limited to one condition, anyone can have multiple disabilities which can affect them in different ways.


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