Functional disability definition

Functional disability means an irreversible and serious limitation of a person’s physical or mental capacity or of their skills that prevents the person from living independently.
Functional disability means any long-term limitation resulting from an illness, health condition, or impairment that affects a person’s ability to perform certain activities of daily living without substantial assistance or supervision.
Functional disability means that, due to sickness or injury, an eligible student:

Examples of Functional disability in a sentence

  • Functional disability Functional disability is measured by the Health Assessment Questionnaire and in North America the American College of Rheumatology Functional class, and acts as a surrogate for an individual’s activity or fitness.


More Definitions of Functional disability

Functional disability means a deficit or deficits in the capacity to perform the activities of daily living and/or the instrumental activities of daily living of sufficient magnitude that alone, or in conjunction with certain health conditions, constitutes a need for the level of care LTSS typically provided in an institutional setting.
Functional disability means a physical, mental or cognitive condition requiring continuous care or supervision in completing ac- tivities of daily living or instrumental activities for daily living.
Functional disability means a severe, chronic disability which:
Functional disability means a physical, mental or cog- nitive condition requiring continuous care or supervision in completing activities of daily living or instrumental activities for daily living.
Functional disability means difficulty in performing activities of daily living because of:

Related to Functional disability

  • Total Disability means a “permanent and total disability” within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and such other disabilities, infirmities, afflictions or conditions as the Committee by rule may include.

  • mental disability means one or more mental disorders, as defined in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", or a record of or regarding a person as having one or more such disorders;

  • Physical disability means a severe, chronic condition that is attributable to a physical impairment that results in substantial limitations of physical functioning in three or more of the following areas of major life activities: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency.

  • Developmental disability means that condition defined in RCW 71A.10.020(5);

  • Disability/Disabled means because of Injury or Sickness you are unable to perform the material duties of your Regular Occupation, or are receiving disability benefits under the Employer's plan, during the initial 9 months of Disability. Thereafter, you must be unable to perform all of the material duties of any occupation which you may reasonably become qualified based on education, training or experience, or are subject to the terms of a Rehabilitation Plan approved by the Insurance Company.