disability
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My nephew is on disability and has mental-health issues.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
And around “seven in 10 youth who claimed a disability benefit are still on it a decade later.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
However, a written judgement approved by Employment Judge Dawn Shotter concluded "there was no causal connection between his disability and the gross misconduct Mr McGinty was accused of".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I really thought the supermajority would let states define intellectual disability however they choose and give states so much discretion that they could effectively disregard constitutional safeguards.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
By the time she had turned thirty, prison doctors diagnosed her with multiple sclerosis, intellectual disability, and mental illness related to trauma.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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