Physical disability definition

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.
Physical disability means a medically determinable physical impairment that has resulted in the functional loss of two or more of a person's limbs.
Physical disability means a determinable physical characteristic of an individual that may result from disease, injury, congenital condition of birth, or functional disorder.

Examples of Physical disability in a sentence

  • Improvements in our services for people with a Physical Disability during the last year included introducing a more streamlined process for assessing people who need a sensory impairment service.

  • Three disability organisations that were part of the ATAC for TfNSW provided submissions: Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN), Guide Dogs NSW/ACT and Vision Australia.

  • A finding of “not fit for duty” does not qualify the member for processing in the Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) and does not mean the member is not qualified for separation.

  • However, but for the flawed evaluation process and material errors discussed below, Health Choice is confident that it would have been selected for a contract based on the RFP’s stated goal to provide the highest quality care to AHCCCS members who are Elderly and/or have a Physical Disability (E/PD) in the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) Program.

  • Involuntary outpatient commitment: An update.Mental & Physical Disability Law Reporter 14:277–287.


More Definitions of Physical disability

Physical disability means a physical condition, including an anatomical loss or musculoskeletal, neurological, respiratory or cardiovascular impairment, which results from injury, disease or congenital disorder and which significantly interferes with or significantly limits at least one major life activity of a person.
Physical disability means any bodily impairment which precludes a person from walking or otherwise moving about as a pedestrian.
Physical disability means a medically determinable physical impairment that has
Physical disability means a substantial impairment in one or more major life activities that prevents an individual from qualifying to obtain a license certificate.
Physical disability means any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes epilepsy, paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co‑ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, and physical reliance on a guide dog, service dog, wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device;
Physical disability means any degree of disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement of a physical nature resulting from bodily injury, illness or birth defect and includes, but is not limited to, a disability resulting from any degree of paralysis or from diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, amputation, lack of physical coordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or on a wheelchair, cane, crutch or other remedial device or appliance.
Physical disability means the same as the term is defined by RCW 46.16.381(1) as now or hereafter amended. (Ord. 11123 § 1, 1993).