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Daily living [SCOPE NOTE: Evaluation of, and training in, the ability to perform essential self help skills: dressing, use of public transportation, and other functional skills]
Related Terms: Clothing, Communication devices, Community living, Devices, Feeding, Grooming, Habilitation, Homemakers, Independent living, Mobility, Self care, Self help, Sensory aids, Social skills
Use for: Activities of daily living (ADL), Housekeeping, Hygiene, Life skills training, Toileting
Dance therapy [SCOPE NOTE: Use of dance and movement in treatment of physical or emotional disorders; includes dance/movement therapists.]
Broader Terms: Therapy
Related Terms: Therapy
Use for: Movement therapy
Data
Use: Statistics
Databases
Use: Information systems
Day care [SCOPE NOTE: Care of persons with disabilities away from home, such as in a community facility; for care of child, use CHILD CARE]
Related Terms: Attendant care, Child care, Community living, Facilities, Foster care, Independent living, Living facilities, Residential living, Respite care
Deaf [SCOPE NOTE: Includes people who are totally deaf or nonhearing. For partial deafness, use HEARING IMPAIRMENTS. For conditions causing total loss of hearing, use DEAFNESS.]
Broader Terms: Disabilities, Hearing impairments
Related Terms: Communication devices, Communication skills, Deaf blind, Deafness
Use for: Late deafened
Deaf blind [SCOPE NOTE: For individuals who are both deaf and blind or hearing impaired and visually impaired]
Broader Terms: Disabilities, Hearing impairments, Visual impairments
Related Terms: Blind, Blindness, Braille, Communication devices, Communication skills, Deaf, Deafness, Low vision, Mobility training, Multiple disabilities, Orientation
Deafness [SCOPE NOTE: A condition causing severe loss of hearing. For consumers and services to people who are deaf, use DEAF. For conditions causing partial deafness, use HEARING IMPAIRMENTS. Term added July 1998.]
Related Terms: Deaf, Deaf blind
Death [SCOPE NOTE: Includes reaction to death, coping with death, and death counseling]
Related Terms: Grief, Hospices, Suicide, Terminal illness
Use for: Mortality
Decision making
Use: Decision support systems, Goal setting, Management, Planning, Policy
Decision support systems [SCOPE NOTE: Computer programs that aid in making decisions by organizing and analyzing data; term added April 1988]
Related Terms: Computer applications, Information systems, Management
Use for: Artificial intelligence, Decision making, Expert systems
Decubitus ulcers
Use: Pressure sores
Definitions
Use: Dictionaries, Glossaries
Degenerative diseases [SCOPE NOTE: A conditions or diseases that is degenerative in nature; CIRRIE term added May 2010]
Narrower terms: Arthritis, Dementia, Multiple sclerosis
Use for: Osteoporosis, Progressive diseases
Deinstitutionalization [SCOPE NOTE: Concept with three interrelated processes: (1)prevention of admission to a public institution by developing, finding, and using alternative community care and training; (2) return to the community by residents who function appropriately and who benefit from community-based habilitation and training programs; and (3) establishment and maintenance of a responsive institutional environment contributing to appropriate and expeditious return to the community]
Related Terms: Foster care, Group homes, Habilitation, Halfway houses, Home care, Inclusion, Independent living, Residential living
Use for: Normalization
Dementia [SCOPE NOTE: Irrecoverable deterioration of mental state; term added June 1989]
Broader Terms: Degenerative diseases
Related Terms: Alzheimer's disease
Demographics [SCOPE NOTE: Statistical study of human populations, especially including size and density, distribution, and vital statistics; includes census data]
Broader Terms: Statistics
Related Terms: Census, Client characteristics, Epidemiology, Health statistics, Incidence, National surveys, Prevalence, Surveys
Demonstration programs
Use: Model programs, Pilot projects
Dental problems [SCOPE NOTE: Includes specific defects, disorders, or diseases]
Related Terms: Dentistry, Facial disfigurement, Speech impairments
Dentistry [SCOPE NOTE: Includes orthodontia and dentists]
Related Terms: Dental problems, Facial disfigurement, Health personnel, Medical personnel
Dependency [SCOPE NOTE: Dependence upon persons, programs, or things, but not drugs or alcohol; for substance dependency, use SUBSTANCE ABUSE; term added June 1989]
Use for: Co-dependency
Depression [SCOPE NOTE: State of feeling sad; can be marked by inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentrating, and feelings of dejection]
Broader Terms: Emotional disorders, Psychiatric disabilities
Related Terms: Behavior, Eating disorders, Personality, Psychology
Use for: Personality disorders
Dermatology
Use: Skin disorders
Design for all
Use: Universal design
Detection
Use: Diagnosis
Developmental disabilities [SCOPE NOTE: Includes disabilities which are manifested before age 22 and which constitute a substantial limitation to the individual; use specific disability listed under "Narrower Terms" below when applicable]
Narrower terms: Autism, Cerebral palsy, Epilepsy, Intellectual disabilities, Learning disabilities
Broader Terms: Disabilities
Related Terms: Child development, Multiple disabilities, Severe disabilities
Devices [SCOPE NOTE: Broad term; refers to pieces of equipment used to facilitate persons with disabilities; includes aids, self-help devices, equipment, appliances, medical aids used and worn by patients, and apparatus used in treatment; use more specific term listed below under narrower terms as appropriate]
Narrower terms: Communication devices, Do it yourself devices, Hearing aids, Implants, Medical technology, Mobility aids, Motor vehicles, Orthotics, Prosthetics, Seating, Sensory aids, TDD, Tactile systems, Telephones, Wheelchairs
Broader Terms: Technology
Related Terms: Assistive technology, Controls, Daily living, Devices design, Devices evaluation, Devices selection, Engineering, Evaluation, Robotics, Seating, Telecommunications
Use for: Adaptive devices, Equipment
Devices design [SCOPE NOTE: Creation and development of equipment used to facilitate the functioning of persons with disabilities; use especially for documents with drawings to scale]
Narrower terms: Wheelchair design
Related Terms: Communication devices, Devices, Ergonomics, Rehabilitation engineering, Technology development
Use for: Product design
Devices evaluation [SCOPE NOTE: Assessment and testing of equipment, devices, and aids]
Broader Terms: Evaluation
Related Terms: Devices, Devices selection
Devices selection [SCOPE NOTE: Issues related to selecting appropriate assistive devices or technology, term added December 1994]
Related Terms: Devices, Devices evaluation
Dexterity
Use for: Manual dexterity
Diabetes [SCOPE NOTE: Various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine; includes mellitus and juvenile onset]
Broader Terms: Endocrine disorders, Metabolism disorders
Diagnosis [SCOPE NOTE: Identification of disease or condition by examination or analysis]
Broader Terms: Medicine
Related Terms: Early intervention, Evaluation, Intervention, Medical evaluation, Medical treatment, Pathology, Prevention, Tests
Use for: Assessment, Detection
Dialysis
Use: End stage renal disease
Dictionaries [SCOPE NOTE: Reference works which provide definitions of terms]
Broader Terms: Information resources
Related Terms: Glossaries
Use for: Definitions
Diet
Use: Nutrition
Dietary
Use: Nutrition
Dietician
Use: Nutrition
Digital communication
Use: Internet
Directories [SCOPE NOTE: Listings of groups, organizations, agencies, programs, facilities, services, or individuals together with information on how they may be contacted]
Broader Terms: Information resources
Disabilities [SCOPE NOTE: Physical or mental impairments that are congenital or acquired by accident, injury, or disease; primarily used for documents that cover many disabilities or disability as a general subject; use more specific disabilities listed below under narrower term when appropriate]
Narrower terms: Autism, Blind, Blindness, Brain injuries, Cerebral palsy, Congenital disorders, Deaf, Deaf blind, Developmental disabilities, Epilepsy, Hearing impairments, Intellectual disabilities, Learning disabilities, Multiple disabilities, Multiple sclerosis, Muscular dystrophy, Musculoskeletal disorders, Neuromuscular disorders, Occupational injuries, Physical disabilities, Psychiatric disabilities, Rare disorders, Severe disabilities, Speech impairments, Spinal cord injuries, Stroke, Visual impairments
Related Terms: Disability determination, Disability management, Respiratory disease
Use for: Hidden disabilities, Impairments, Invisible disabilities
Disability determination [SCOPE NOTE: Determination of inability to work because of physical or mental impairment that has lasted or is expected to last at least twelve months; process includes medical evaluation]
Related Terms: Disabilities, Eligibility, Functional limitations, Insurance, Medical evaluation, Similar benefits, Workers compensation
Disability diversity [SCOPE NOTE: Social movement encompassing efforts to increase awareness and inclusion of demographic minorities, including people with disabilities; CIRRIE term added April 2000]
Broader Terms: Diversity
Use for: Disability sensitivity
Disability insurance [SCOPE NOTE: Disability insurance coverage purchased from private insurance companies; term added June 1989]
Related Terms: Health insurance, Workers compensation
Disability management [SCOPE NOTE: Process of returning an industrially injured worker to work, including secondary prevention through early intervention and rehabilitation; also includes primary prevention factors such as safety concerns, health screening, health promotion, and wellness]
Related Terms: Disabilities, Early intervention, Health promotion, Occupational injuries, Prevention, Rehabilitation
Disability rights
Use: Advocacy, Legislation, Policy
Disability sensitivity
Use: Disability diversity
Disability studies [SCOPE NOTE: Academic discipline addressing the study of disability in culture. Term added July 1998.]
Related Terms: Biographies, History
Disabled college students
Use: Students
Disabled job seekers
Use: Employment
Disabled parents
Use: Parenting with a disability, Parents
Disabled persons attitudes
Use: Self concept
Disabled students
Use: Students
Disabled workers
Use: Workers with disabilities
Disadvantaged
Use: Poverty
Disasters [SCOPE NOTE: CIRRIE term added 2002]
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE)
Use: Lupus
Disease prevention
Use: Prevention
Disincentives [SCOPE NOTE: Deterrents to action or motivation; may be financial, psychological, physical, or structural obstacles that stand in the way of progress]
Related Terms: Behavior modification, Employment, Employment economics, Motivation
Use for: Negative reinforcement
Diversity [SCOPE NOTE: Social movement encompassing efforts to increase awareness and inclusion of ethnic, religious, and demographic minorities.]
Narrower terms: Affirmative action, Cultural diversity, Disability diversity, Inclusion
Related Terms: Attitudes, Ethnic groups, Females, Males, Underserved populations
Use for: Multiculturalism
Divorce
Related Terms: Parents, Sexuality
DLE (Discoid lupus erythematosus)
Use: Lupus
Do it yourself devices
Broader Terms: Devices
Domestic violence
Use: Abuse, Child abuse, Violence
Down syndrome [SCOPE NOTE: Syndrome of mental retardation caused by chromosomal abnormalities; characteristics include retarded growth, flattened skull, and thickened tongue; mongolism]
Broader Terms: Congenital disorders, Intellectual disabilities
Related Terms: Genetics
Drivers
Use: Driving
Driving [SCOPE NOTE: Includes all aspects of driving including licenses and parking]
Related Terms: Mobility aids, Motor vehicles, Transportation
Use for: Drivers
Dropouts [SCOPE NOTE: Includes high school and college]
Related Terms: Education, Juvenile delinquency, Youth
Drug abuse
Use: Substance abuse
Drug trials
Use: Pharmacology, Research
Drugs [SCOPE NOTE: Indicates medications; for drug addiction, use SUBSTANCE ABUSE]
Related Terms: Chemotherapy, Medical treatment, Pain, Pharmacology
Dwarfism
Use: Growth disorders
Dyslexia
Use: Learning disabilities
Dysphagia
Use: Swallowing disorders