handicap

Japanese: handicap
handicap


[Three levels of disability]
There are three levels of disability: impairment (permanent damage), disability, and handicap (social disadvantage). When illness or injury occurs, the body is damaged, but this pathological change usually recovers completely naturally or with the help of medical treatment.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "handicap" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[障害の三つのレベル]
 障害の概念には三つのレベルがある。すなわち,機能障害(恒久的損傷)impairment,能力障害disability,およびハンディキャップ(社会的不利)handicapの三つである。疾病や外傷などが生じたとき,身体に損傷を受けるが,この病理学的変化は自然に,あるいは治療医学の助けをかりて完全に回復するのが普通である。…

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