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Descriptor English: Handicapped Advocacy
Descriptor Spanish: Defensa de las Personas con Discapacidad
Descriptor defensa de las personas con discapacidad
Entry term(s) defensa de los discapacitados
defensa de los impedidos
defensa de los incapacitados
defensa de los minusválidos
Scope note: Promoción y protección de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad, frecuentemente a través de procesos legales. En DeCS, algunos términos alternativos (no preferidos) pueden incluir términos obsoletos y ofensivos según la Convención Internacional sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad de las Naciones Unidas, con el único propósito de ayudar a los usuarios interesados ​​en recuperar resultados de búsqueda completos temporalmente, como los estudios longitudinales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Defesa das Pessoas com Deficiência
Descriptor French: Promotion des Handicapés
Tree number(s): SP9.242.315.475.231
Scope note: Protection of the handicapped, frequently through a legal process. In DeCS, some entry terms may include outdated and offensive terms according to The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in order to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Allowable Qualifiers: HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
Related: Commitment of Mentally Ill MeSH
DeCS ID: 17557
Unique ID: DDCS017557
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Handicapped Advocacy - Preferred
Concept UI FD00057879
Scope note Protection of the handicapped, frequently through a legal process. In DeCS, some entry terms may include outdated and offensive terms according to The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in order to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.
Preferred term Handicapped Advocacy



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