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Able-bodied
Able-bodied refers, in law, to an individual's physical capacity for gainful employment or military service, and it is in this sense that the term is also used regarding eligibility for payment of child support or alimony.

The term is also used by disability rights activists and their supporters to refer to those who function "normally" in society and do not have an outward physical disability. It is often noted by these activists that "able-bodied" is, for each individual who is able-bodied, always temporary.

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Paralympic records on par with able-bodied athletes performance
Sep 14, 2004; Paralympic records on par with able-bodied athletes performance ATHENS, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Paralympic athletes demonstrate...
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Eviction looms for able-bodied tenants
Jan 13, 2009; Able-bodied council tenants could be asked to leave their homes in Stoke-on-Trent to make way for people with a disability who...
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Faith & Reason: I don't want to be brave, just ordinary, thanks The attitude of the able-bodied to people with terminal illness reveals our society's deep-rooted tendency to value people for what they do, rather than wh o they are
Apr 24, 1999; WHY DO the able-bodied so often describe the disabled as brave? I pondered that question this week as Trevor McDonald presented...
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Aths: Paralympians to train with able bodied
Mar 23, 2001; AAP Sports News (Australia) 03-23-2001 Aths: Paralympians to train with able bodied By Paul Osborne BRISBANE, March 23 AAP -...
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Able-bodied athlete defends being in wheelchair race
Apr 20, 2000; Able-bodied athlete defends being in wheelchair race Associated Press Thursday, April 20, 2000 Kelly Smith was just the fifth...
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