Preferred label
People with disabilities
Alternative labels
Crippled persons
Disabled persons
Handicapped persons
Invalids
Physically handicapped persons
Broader term
People
Narrower terms
Amputees
Blind persons
Deaf persons
Disabled veterans
Mentally ill persons
Mute persons
Paraplegics
Quadriplegics
Shut-ins
Related terms
Birth defects
Disfigured persons
Mainstreaming in education
Orthopedic braces
Sick persons
Special education
Wheelchairs
Scope note
This heading may be further subdivided by the subdivisions used for classes of persons (Appendix A).
History note
Changed 3/2002 from HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
Editorial note
As appropriate, subdivide by the subdivisions used for classes of persons (Appendix A).
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.