handicapped
Given starting disadvantage
Handicapped describes a person with a physical or mental disability, or conditions designed to accommodate such people: handicapped parking, handicapped-accessible restrooms.
The term was once standard but has largely given way to "disabled" or "person with a disability," which many consider more respectful.
In sports, a handicap is a scoring adjustment to equalize competition between players of different abilities.
To be handicapped by something is to be at a disadvantage: We were handicapped by the lack of reliable data.
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- inclusionBeing made part
- paraplegicLower-limb paralysis sufferer
quadriplegic · amputee · cerebral palsy · hearing aid · sign language · visual impairment · assistive technology · accessibility
Able to be reached
- modifiedChanged in some way
- retrofittedModified with newer components
- customizedAdapted to specific requirements
- accommodatingWilling to help others
assistive · inclusive · ergonomic · adjustable · ramp · elevator · lift · handrails
Something blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- difficultyState of being hard
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
adversity · limitation · hurdle · impediment · disadvantage · setback · burden · constraint
Obstructed or slowed
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- restrictedLimited in scope
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
limited · disadvantaged · burdened · encumbered · held back · penalized · weighted down · hobbled
Gentle touches, swimming styles
- scoringEarning points in competition
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- differentialRelative difference between things
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
equalization · fairness · amateur · tournament · adjustment · net score
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- inclusionBeing made part
paraplegic · quadriplegic · amputee · cerebral palsy · hearing aid · sign language · visual impairment · assistive technology · accessibility · crutches
accessible
Able to be reached
- modifiedChanged in some way
- retrofittedModified with newer components
- customizedAdapted to specific requirements
accommodating · assistive · inclusive · ergonomic · adjustable · ramp · elevator · lift · handrails · grab bars
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- difficultyState of being hard
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
struggle · adversity · limitation · hurdle · impediment · disadvantage · setback · burden · constraint · restriction
impeded
Obstructed or slowed
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- restrictedLimited in scope
constrained · limited · disadvantaged · burdened · encumbered · held back · penalized · weighted down · hobbled · undermined
strokes
Gentle touches, swimming styles
- scoringEarning points in competition
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- differentialRelative difference between things
index · equalization · fairness · amateur · tournament · adjustment · net score
- signsstop sign, sign, signs, road sign, exit
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- functional statusfunctional, impaired, independent, dependent, able-bodied
- invalidsinvalid, invalids, infirm, bedridden, incapacitated
handicappedable-bodied
Physically fit, healthy
nonhandicapped · fit · unhandicapped · unimpaired · nondisabled
handicappedadvantaged
Having benefits others lack
privileged · favored · gifted · unburdened · benefited
- handicapped parkingReserved spots for disabled drivers
- handicapped spacesReserved spots for disabled drivers
- handicapped signSymbol marking disabled-access spaces
- handicapped permitAccessible parking authorization document
- handicapped spotReserved parking for disabled
- mentally handicappedHaving cognitive impairment