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Plain English definition

of

Sensory impairment

from

Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) Jargon Buster

Source

When one of your senses - sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste - does not work properly. It does not necessarily mean a total loss of one or more of your senses. You may be born with a sensory impairment, or develop it later in life.

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