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NON HANDICAPE [8 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

... a person who is unable to mark his ballot paper unassisted because of blindness or other physical incapacity or because he cannot read.

OBS

elector with a disability and voter with a disability are correct and consistent with current usage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Si le bureau de scrutin d’un électeur handicapé figure parmi le faible nombre des emplacements non accessibles de plain-pied, l'électeur peut demander un certificat de transfert pour être en mesure de voter dans un autre bureau offrant un tel accès.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 2 2023-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Disabled Sports
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Sociology of Recreation
CONT

The purpose of [the] study is to identify kinematic and muscular activation differences between single-leg skiers and non-disabled skiers.

OBS

abled-bodied skier: The use of the adjective "able-bodied" in the term "able-bodied skier" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided.

Key term(s)
  • non disabled skier
  • able bodied skier

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Sports adaptés
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Sociologie des loisirs

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Disabled Sports
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Sociology of Recreation
CONT

... some parasports require an athlete with a disability to work with a non-disabled athlete – blind skiing, for example. [The athlete] is legally blind [and is] hoping to make the [paralympics, but] without a sighted guide to ski ahead of her and call directions, [the athlete] says it [cannot] happen.

OBS

abled-bodied athlete: The use of the adjective "able-bodied" in the term "able-bodied athlete" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided.

Key term(s)
  • non disabled athlete
  • able bodied athlete

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports adaptés
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Sociologie des loisirs

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Disabled Sports
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Sociology of Recreation
OBS

abled-bodied sport: The use of the adjective "able-bodied" in the term "able-bodied sport" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided.

Key term(s)
  • non disabled sport
  • able bodied sport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports adaptés
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Sociologie des loisirs
CONT

[L'association] a nommé [un] directeur de programme de volleyball, lui déléguant la responsabilité de monter une équipe gagnante et d’intégrer le programme paralympique au sein d’un organisme de sport non-handicapé. Le recrutement d’athlètes ayant un handicap, déjà en cours au sein de la grande communauté de volleyball, a été le premier succès accompli dans le processus d’intégration.

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • The Product (Marketing)
  • Information Technology (Informatics)
Key term(s)
  • non disabled user

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Produit (Commercialisation)
  • Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

[...] il est possible d’adapter [un] site [Internet] pour son utilisation par des personnes en situation de handicap mental, sans exclure des utilisateurs non handicapés[,] et [...] l’articulation de différents formats de présentation peut rendre accessible le site à des personnes avec des capacités cognitives différentes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2023-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Disabled Sports
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Sociology of Recreation
CONT

A promising non-disabled sprinter ... came to [para-sport] after being diagnosed with [multiple sclerosis], shortly after having a stroke.

OBS

able-bodied: The term "able-bodied" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided.

Key term(s)
  • non disabled
  • able bodied

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports adaptés
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Sociologie des loisirs

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Non-Governmental Provincial Programs (Canadian)
OBS

A family maintaining a physically or mentally handicapped child under 18 years of age may apply for this monthly non-taxable allowance. The allowance is intended to assist families in meeting the cost of drugs, services and medical devices related to the child's disability. For families in receipt of Social Assistance benefits, the allowance is considered to be assistance for a special need. The amount payable is based on the child's special needs and an assessment of the financial capability of the parents to contribute toward the child's maintenance as determined using guidelines on net salary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes provinciaux non gouvernementaux canadiens
OBS

Une famille ayant à sa charge un enfant handicapé physique ou mental de moins de 18 ans peut demander cette prestation mensuelle non imposable. Cette prestation est versée à ces familles pour les aider à payer les médicaments, les services et les appareils dont a besoin l'enfant handicapé. Dans le cas des familles bénéficiaires d’aide sociale, cette prestation est considérée comme une aide versée pour répondre à un besoin particulier. Le montant payable est calculé en fonction des besoins spéciaux de l'enfant et de la capacité des parents de contribuer à ces frais, évaluée d’après le revenu net de la famille, selon des directives établies.

Key term(s)
  • Prestations spéciales d’aide sociale pour enfants

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
CONT

Disabled persons share problems of representation with other special groups that can be solved in the following ways: ... Recognition - visible minorities comment about "white only" depiction; disabled people are also generally invisible in a non-disabled world unless the media focus on special events such as marathons or telethons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
CONT

Les personnes handicapées ont des problèmes de représentation qu'il faut corriger comme suit :[...] en reconnaissant leur présence-tout comme les minorités visibles parlent de la représentation des "blancs seulement", les personnes handicapées se plaignent en général d’être invisibles dans un monde non handicapé, à moins que les médias ne mettent l'accent sur des événements spéciaux comme les marathons ou les téléthons.

OBS

Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor/communications.

Spanish

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