Able can-do

surprising response from you....
 
Training people with disabilities takes a lot of time and a particular type of personality to teach. Extra time has to be structured into a dojoā€™s curriculum in order for it to be successful. As well as support from fellow students.

But, not only can it be done, itā€™s quite rewarding for everyone involved.
 
Does old age and its accompanying lessening of abilities count as disabilities?

(reduced balance, arthritis, less flexibility, reduced memory, slower, you get the idea)
 
opr1945 said:
Does old age and its accompanying lessening of abilities count as disabilities?

(reduced balance, arthritis, less flexibility, reduced memory, slower, you get the idea)
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Do these conditions allow you to receive disability allowances, grants and other support?
 
opr1945 said:
Does old age and its accompanying lessening of abilities count as disabilities?

(reduced balance, arthritis, less flexibility, reduced memory, slower, you get the idea)
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Generally no, but then it would depend on the severity in the case of arthritis
 
So it is only a disability if it meets government criteria?
 
As I understand it, diagnoses of autism or dementia are not classified by government as disabilities and do not entitled the individuals to compensation.
 
Here in the United States we have a President in implementing a program to reduce reasons for government financial payments to citizens. So a situation the is viewed as a disability and compensated financially. So when the compensation is withdrawn the situation is no longer a disability even though the medical personal believe the situation limits the ability of person to perform normal activities required for daily life. It becomes a political decision not medical.

The number of people with disabilities in our society is less today than it was yesterday, though not because of changes in improvement of medical treatment.
 
opr1945 said:
As I understand it, diagnoses of autism or dementia are not classified by government as disabilities and do not entitled the individuals to compensation.
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Good olā€™ USA!
 
opr1945 said:
The number of people with disabilities in our society is less today than it was yesterday, though not because of changes in improvement of medical treatment.
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Itā€™s the opposite in the UK but thatā€™s caused by mental illness. My GP friends say they see several patients a day who claim the have stress and anxiety for which they receive ā€˜treatmentā€™. A few days later the GP receives a complex and in-depth form to be completed by them so the anxious patient to receive significant benefit for their condition from the government. There are websites that tell the sufferer exactly what symptoms to cite in order to maximise their chance of getting benefits. Itā€™s a big issue over and cost a lot of money.
 
Autism is officially recognized as a developmental disability
Dementia is a disability and a medical illness, rather than a handicap
 
I have 3 grandsons who are on the autism spectrum, varying levels. All have been diagnosed by medical professionals. None have been certified by government officials as having a disability. And none of them are receiving any kind of disability from the government or anyone else. We all live in the state of Michigan, United States. Things may be different where you live. Just my experience. Thanks.
 
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