Definition
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Disability: A long-lasting physical, mental, or emotional condition. This condition can make it difficult for a person to do activities such as walking, climbing stairs, dressing, bathing, learning, or remembering. This condition can also impede a person from being able to go outside the home alone or to work at a job or business.
- Hearing Difficulty: Deaf or having serious difficulty hearing (DEAR).
- Vision Difficulty: Blind or having serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses (DEYE).
- Cognitive Difficulty: Because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem, having difficulty remembering, concentrating, or making decisions (DREM).
- Ambulatory Difficulty: Having serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs (DPHY).
- Self-Care Difficulty: Having difficulty bathing or dressing (DDRS).
- Independent Living Difficulty: Because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem, having difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping (DOUT).
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