What is a Physical Impairment?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a person with a disability is defined as, “Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory (including speech organs), cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genitourinary, hematic and lymphatic, skin, and endocrine.” There is no list of disease or conditions that will be considered because the list is too extensive and everyone with the same condition may not have the same impairment. Historically people with food allergies and intolerances have been accepted to have a “hidden disability.” Qualification Celiac disease by itself does not qualify a student for services. The illness must cause a substantial limitation on the child’s ability to learn or other major life activity, but the illness combined with other factors may. Each candidate pursuing a 504 Plan must make an individualized argu
Related Questions
- What clinical indicators, including particularly time‐course of impairments, predict physical or mental impairment at 12 months?
- What happens if the beneficiary no longer has a severe or prolonged impairment in mental or physical functions?
- Can I receive SS benefits for a mental, rather than a physical impairment?
