Impairment - lacking a limb, or part of a limb, or having a defective limb, organism or movement of the body. If an individual's intellectual, psychological or emotional make-up differs from accepted "norms".

Individual Needs
The law related to Community Care places a duty on local authorities to assess any person or individual who appears to be in need of community care services.

Interim Order
An Order made by a Court usually at short notice to prevent somebody (including local authorities) from doing something as a temporary measure until a further and fuller hearing.

Inspection Unit
Local authorities have a duty to set up Inspection Units so that residential accommodation provided by them, and other registered accommodation can be regularly inspected in line with Part 1 of the Registered Homes Act 1984. Community Homes and registered children's homes are inspected under the direction of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970.

Intergrated - Doing things within the community, and mixing with people who are not disabled by society.