Skip to content
Icono Discapacidad

Person with physical-motor disability

(Persona con discapacidad físico-motora)

Dos niños juegan con fichas de colores en un entorno educativo.

This refers to a person with decreased or absent motor and physical functions due to a lack of or alteration in the movement of a body part. This reduces their day-to-day ability to move autonomously.

As a result of this reduced mobility, the most common barriers that they face are architectural.

References:

Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad. (2019). Guía de estilo sobre discapacidad para profesionales de los medios de comunicación. Madrid: Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad, p. 67.

Photo credit: Olesia Bilkei

Have any questions?

MODII can help!