the disabled
noun
: people who are disabled : people who have a disability
She's always been an effective spokesperson for the disabled.
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It was created to provide coverage for the disabled, low-income pregnant women, the elderly poor, and children.
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Anthony Digiorgio, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
Certain groups, such as the disabled, pregnant women and people who are in prison or rehabilitation centers, would be exempt.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 13 May 2025
His message of understanding that none of us are ever all that removed from the plight of the poor, the outsider, the disabled is one that could land for Protestants, for Jews, for Muslims, for people with no religion at all.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
And that may be because the federal-state coverage is not an abstraction to many Americans who see Medicaid as a financial lifeline for low-income seniors, the disabled and even the working poor who cannot afford private health insurance.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Digiorgio, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
Certain groups, such as the disabled, pregnant women and people who are in prison or rehabilitation centers, would be exempt.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 13 May 2025
His message of understanding that none of us are ever all that removed from the plight of the poor, the outsider, the disabled is one that could land for Protestants, for Jews, for Muslims, for people with no religion at all.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
And that may be because the federal-state coverage is not an abstraction to many Americans who see Medicaid as a financial lifeline for low-income seniors, the disabled and even the working poor who cannot afford private health insurance.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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“The disabled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disabled. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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