Disadvantaged
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The "disadvantaged" is a generic term for individuals or groups of people who:
- Face special problems such as physical or mental disability[1][2]
- lack money or economic support<ref name=NepalPoor>Kingdom of Nepal: Economic and Social Inclusion of the Disadvantaged Poor through Livelihood Enhancement with Micro-irrigation (Financed by the Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund), March 2006 [3]</ref>.
- are without power or other means of influence[citation needed].
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[edit] Economically disadvantaged
In common usage "the disadvantaged" is a generic term for those "from lower-income backgrounds"<ref>The Onion, Report: Economically Disadvantaged Men More Skilled At Communicating Attraction To Women, [4]</ref> or "the Disadvantaged Poor"<ref name=NepalPoor />. The "economically disadvantaged" is a term used by government institutions in for example allocating free school means to "a student who is a member of a household that meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals (less than or equal to 185% of Federal Poverty Guidelines)"<ref>Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, "Economically Disadvantaged Status Collection and Reporting",[5]</ref>[6] or business grants[7].
The "disadvantaged" is often applied in a third world context and typically relate to women with reduced "upward mobility"<ref name=NepalPoor /> suffering social exclusion and having limited access to natural resources and economic opportunities<ref name=NepalPoor />. They are often landless or marginal farmers operating on the most unproductive land<ref name=NepalPoor />. Statistically a person born into poverty is likely to die there and have children who live powerless as well[citation needed].
According to Paul Krugmanin an October 2002 article titled "about the distribution of wealth"[verification needed] <ref>New York Times, "the distribution of wealth",[verification needed],[8]</ref>, there is even more of a divide between the classes today than in the 1920s, meaning that the disadvantaged are becoming more economically disadvantaged. The current economy in the United States is one that has divided the rich and the poor, with the rich taking the bulk of the gains in productivity of the last several decades[citation needed]. The majority of those termed as disadvantaged live in the developing world with no or insufficient readily available running water, electricity or sanitation[citation needed].
[edit] Disabled
[edit] Disadvantaged area
Many governments use Disadvantaged area as a designation for various "problem" areas. In the UK "disadvanted ares" is a term used for areas where there is a need "to stimulate the physical, economic and social regeneration" by attracting development and encouraging the purchase of residential and commercial properties[9] in special provisions for Stamp Tax relief<ref>The Stamp Duty (Disadvantaged Areas) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/3747)</ref> and for areas where health is an issue<ref>UK department of Health Press Release, "Health trainers for disadvantaged areas", Published, Thursday 11 August 2005, Reference number: 2005/0285</ref>. In Ireland, three categories of disadvantaged area were established in 1975 [10]:-
- a) areas which exhibited the conditions as specified in Council Directive75/272/EEC were designated as Less Severely Handicapped;
- b) areas at a) where it could be demonstrated that conditions were particularly severe were further classified as More Severely Handicapped;
- c) certain mountainous areas were classified as Mountain Sheep Grazing areas.
In the US The "Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act"<ref>The Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (NRDAA) </ref> allowed qualifying hospitals to employ temporary foreign workers as Registered Nurses (RNs).
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