{"id":383,"date":"2024-02-27T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/physical-disability\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T12:01:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:01:35","slug":"physical-disability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/physical-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical disability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A physical disability can affect a person&#8217;s physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Not all physical disabilities are visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a huge range of different types of physical disabilities and needs, some with a mild impact and some with a profound impact. Some examples of physical disability include Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinsons, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis and degenerative conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcthree\/clip\/482d9cda-7279-4c76-89e4-009ca1a609fe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC Shared a video of experiences of people who use wheelchairs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcthree\/clip\/482d9cda-7279-4c76-89e4-009ca1a609fe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/02\/ThingsNotToSayWheelchair.png\" alt=\"Things not to say to someone who uses a wheelchair video\" class=\"wp-image-499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/02\/ThingsNotToSayWheelchair.png 826w, https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/02\/ThingsNotToSayWheelchair-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/02\/ThingsNotToSayWheelchair-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BBC shared other videos in this series:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcthree\/clip\/0fc40beb-6cb1-4392-8898-a03b676c9876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Things not to say with someone with cerebral palsy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcthree\/clip\/d06c8fce-fc7b-4a5e-a1ba-615dd9cf7623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Things not to say to people with dwarfism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcthree\/clip\/728d403c-b0b9-48ea-9a8e-575f3776d2c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Things not to say to amputees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcthree\/clip\/18cec76c-29e7-49e0-8615-54cf29452565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Things not to say to someone with cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/businessdisabilityforum.org.uk\/knowledge-hub\/resource\/category\/condition-and-disability-specific\/?sort_by=date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Disability Forum factsheets including chronic pain, cerebral palsy and inflammatory bowel disease. <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A physical disability can affect a person&rsquo;s physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Not all physical disabilities are visible. There are a huge range of different types of physical disabilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-383","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"davidmcbain","author_link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/author\/davidmcbain\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"A physical disability can affect a person&rsquo;s physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Not all physical disabilities are visible. 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