registered disabled
Britishadjective
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(of a handicapped person) on a local authority register under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
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on a register kept by the Manpower Services Commission for employment purposes, and holding a green identity card, thus qualifying for special services
Example Sentences
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Ms Strickland said she was already registered disabled with arthritis and a heart complaint and had undergone two hip replacements before the attack.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
But some people are exempt from the ban - those who are registered disabled, blue badge holders, and those who have paid a business to sow a lawn in the last 28 days.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
Ms Hearn, 50, from Newtown, Powys, is registered disabled and is a part-time wheelchair user due to spinal cord damage, rheumatoid arthritis and a brain injury.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2023
The trains are often delayed, and there are never any seats available so even though I am registered disabled I have to stand or sit in a cramped vestibule, in pain.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2012
MK Blindcraft's workforce, two-thirds of whom are registered disabled, have been handcrafting beds and mattresses since 1793, with customers including John Lewis and the nearby Edinburgh University student halls.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2011
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