physical disability

Physical disability pertains to total or partial loss of a person’s bodily functions (eg walking, gross motor skills, bladder control etc) and total or partial loss of a part of the body (eg a person with an amputation).

Examples of physical disability include:

• amputation;

• arthritis;

• cerebral palsy;

• upper limbs;

• multiple-sclerosis;

• muscular dystrophy;

• acquired spinal injury (paraplegia or quadriplegia);

• post-polio syndrome;

• spina bifida.

(Physical Disability Council of NSW definition)

Links:

• Physical Disability Council of NSW: www.pdcnsw.org.au