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No.There are two different kinds of disabilities, physical and mental.


Physical disabilities are the loss or partial loss of a physical function in the body, such as:

  • Loss of limbs
  • Loss of use of limbs
  • Blindness
  • Deafness

Mental disabilities are mental issues that affect your way of living, such as:

  • Downs Syndrome
  • ADHD
  • CerebralPalsy
  • Alzheimer's Syndrome

Alcoholism isself-inflicted. Just like obesity. So it is not a disability.


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