BASIC PROBLEMS OF PROTECTION DISABLED PEOPLE IN POLAND AND VETERANS WHO WERE INJURED IN ACTIONS OUTSIDE THE BORDERS OF THE STATE

The typology of disability is presented and the ambiguity of the definition is discussed. The social and not only individual problem of supporting people with disabilities (disabled people – DP) is pointed out there. There is a special group of people whose disability is connected with fulfilling duties in peacekeeping missions outside the country i.e. aggrieved veterans (AV). The state of ensuring the personal and social security of both groups – DP and AV – is presented preliminarily in the light of the legal regulations in Poland and the functioning of Polish governmental and non-governmental institutions.