disabled:
(plural: with the article ‘the’ — ‘the disapbled’ — is used to refer to all or a group of people with disablilites)
a person or people who cannot use their one or more body parts like a normal person because either the body parts are damaged or removed for medical reasons, such as not able to see, walk or do things with hands,
a disabled using a wheelchair
Though Brown is a disabled, he can carry on with his daily routine on his own.
Every day we see lots of the disabled doing things that are difficult, if not impossible, for able-bodied people to do.
With the aid of advanced technology in the field of medicine and, especially in artificial limb making, most of the disabled are able to participate in activities that were once considered impossible.
There are sports events conducted for the disabled who can play certain games, such as basketball and throw ball for those who can use their hands while moving in wheelchairs, and football and running for those who can use their legs and feet.
a disabled (without hands) painting with his foot
A brave disabled!!!
Note 2: ‘Disabled’ is also used as a verb, disable — disabled — disabled — disabling, to mean to make someone or something unable to do certain activity, e.g. “He disabled some applications on his computer system.”, “She was disabled in a train accident.”, “Google temporarily disabled some of its accounts for security reasons.”, etc.
