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It is not the case that Disability and disease are precisely the conditions that impair goal-achievement capacity under standard conditions.
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Many disabilities impose no goal-achievement impairment when environmental or social conditions are appropriately modified or accommodated.
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Disease and disability are heterogeneous categories; some (like controlled ADHD) may enhance certain goal capacities while affecting others.
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Defining disability by capacity loss assumes universalist goals; disability often reflects mismatch between person and environment, not inherent deficit.
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Disability and disease involve physiological or cognitive impairments that reduce functional capacity relative to typical human performance.
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Goal-achievement requires instrumental capacities; conditions that diminish these capacities by definition impair goal pursuit under normal circumstances.
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Standard conditions assume average environmental accommodations; disabilities cause reduced capacity precisely under these unmodified contexts.
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