Sabah is a person with a physical disability who uses a wheelchair. Sabah must bank by mail because the only bank in her town is not accessible by wheelchair. The term that most accurately describes the relationship between Sabah 's condition and her lack of access to the bank is a
A) disability.
B) handicap.
C) disturbance.
D) disorder.

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A handicap is a disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from an impairment or a disability, that limits or prevents the individual's ability to perform certain tasks in the way or within the range considered normal for a human being. In Sabah's case, the lack of accessibility to the bank due to her need to use a wheelchair represents a handicap because it imposes additional barriers and limitations on her ability to engage in activities (like banking in person) that others without her condition can easily do.

Sabah Is a Person with a Physical Disability Who Uses