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	Visual
	Visual impairment or vision impairment is vision loss that constitutes a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from disease, trauma, or a congenital or degenerative condition that cannot be corrected by conventional means, including refractive correction, medication, or even surgery. ( www.thefreedictionary.com)
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	Audio
	Deafness could be termed as 'hearing loss'. Gradual deterioration of the ear means that for most people, deafness is an unwelcome feature of later life. We use the term deaf people in a general way when we are talking about people with all degrees of deafness. (Some information from this statement was researched at www.rnid.org.uk)
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	Mobility
	A disadvantage or deficiency, especially a physical or mental impairment that interferes with or prevents normal achievement in a particular area. (www.thefreedictionary.com). There are specialist organisations that support individuals experiencing these conditions such as Allerdale Disablility Organisation. You can link to ADA here: www.adanet.org.uk/. For information and other support organisations follow this link to the next section.
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	Dyslexia
	Definition: Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty which is neurobiological in origin and persists across the lifespan. It is characterised by difficulties with phonological processing, rapid naming, working memory, processing speed and the automatic development of skills that are unexpected in relation to an individual’s other cognitive abilities. (www.bdadyslexia.org.uk)
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	Learning
	A 'learning Disability is a term that is used to describe the difficulties that some people have in learning things that society expects them to learn at certain stages in their lives.' (www.macintyrecharity.org)
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	Medical
	A medical condition or a disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. Sometimes the term is used broadly to include injuries, disabilities, syndromes, symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts these may be considered distinguishable categories. (www.wikipedia.org)
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	Mental Health
	Mental health 'problems' or 'difficulties' are terms that can be used to describe temporary reactions to a painful event, stress or external pressures, or systems of drug or alcohol use, lack of sleep or physical illness; this terminology may also be used to describe long-term psychiatric conditions which may have siginificant effects on an individual's functioning. (www.leeds.ac.uk)
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	Speech
	Speech disorders, or speech impediments as they are also called, are a type of communication disorders where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, vocal dysphonia etc. (www.wikipedia.org)
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