inimese anatoomilise, füsioloogilise või psüühilise struktuuri või funktsiooni kaotus või kõrvalekalle, mis koostoimes erinevate suhtumuslike ja keskkondlike takistustega tõkestab ühiskonnaelus osalemist teistega võrdsetel alustel
a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities
Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Treaty and within the limits of the powers conferred by it upon the Community, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, may take appropriate action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
A frontier worker who has retired because of old-age or invalidity is entitled in the event of sickness to continue to receive benefits in kind in the Member State where he/she last pursued his/her activity as an employed or self-employed person, in so far as this is a continuation of treatment which began in that Member State.
MTK soovitab: "... mitte välistada sõna "puue" jätkuvat kasutamist ka termini "impairment" ühe võimaliku vastena, aga teksti arusaadavuse huvides võib kasutada ka sõnu "tervisekahjustus", "-häire", "kõrvalekalle" vms ja tuletada loogiliselt teisi vajalikke termineid." [22.05.2012]
