Disability

A complex, multidimensional concept encompassing physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial differences that interact with societal barriers to limit full participation. The social model of disability distinguishes between impairment (a bodily difference) and disability (the barriers created by society). The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities defines disability as resulting from the interaction between persons with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinder full participation on an equal basis with others.