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Definitions</category><description>Examines the major models of abnormality in psychology and how biological, behavioral, cognitive, and sociocultural frameworks shape our understanding of disability</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/definitions/abnormality.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/definitions/abnormality.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Cosmetic Psychiatry: Ethics, Aging, and Disability</title><category>Publications</category><description>Examining cosmetic psychiatry, its ethical debates, and how psychiatric enhancement beyond diagnosis affects seniors and people with disabilities</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/cosmetic-psychiatry.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/cosmetic-psychiatry.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Paralympic Flame Lit at Stoke Mandeville for 2026</title><category>2026 Italy</category><description>The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Flame was lit at Stoke Mandeville on 24 February, beginning an 11-day relay to the Winter Games opening in Verona on 6 March</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/sports/paralympics/2026/2026-flame.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/sports/paralympics/2026/2026-flame.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Embryonic Selection by Polygenic Scores and Disability</title><category>Journals - Papers</category><description>Explore how embryonic selection based on polygenic scores works, its connection to disability rights, and the scientific and ethical debate shaping its future</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/journals/embryonic-selection.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/journals/embryonic-selection.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Polygenic Scores: What They Mean for Aging and Disability</title><category>Journals - Papers</category><description>Learn how polygenic risk scores work, what they predict, and why they matter for seniors facing age-related diseases and disabilities</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/journals/polygenic-scores.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/journals/polygenic-scores.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Language Justice: Communication Equity for All People</title><category>Journals - 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