Disability Refers to a Restriction or Loss of Ability in Performing an Activity in a Manner or Range Considered Normal for a Human Being at That Developmental Stage. the Equality Act (2010) Defines Disability as a

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Disability refers to a restriction or loss of ability in performing an activity in a manner or range considered normal for a human being at that developmental stage. The Equality Act (2010) defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that has substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to perform normal day to day activities. While addressing disability in childhood and older people it is vital to establish some terms such as impairment, handicap, learning difficulty/ learning disability and special educational needs. Learning Disability according to BILD (2011) refers to a state of arrest or incomplete development of the mind. Disability impacts on the outcomes and life chances at childhood and older people as it affects their social, physical and emotional development. In both childhood and older people it causes them physical impairments, chronic medical conditions and learning difficulties that compromise their development, distract their educational experiences and create barriers in their life. This essay forces on two stages which suffer from disability as childhood and old people. Children who are mentally disable comes under the category of uneducable that becomes hard for care takers to management them. It also sets limit to perform day to day function for adult and they need to be cared in an effective so as to manage their life. Further, adult suffer from Alzheimer's disease which starts slowly and affect human life to a great extent. Further, disabilities at the age of childhood as well as adult are discussed. The first stage in which people suffer from disability is childhood. A child is defined as person under age of 18 years and the period between infancy and adolescence. According to UNCRC (1989 Article 1) a child refers to a person below the age of

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