Application For Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Definition Supplement

Chapter 15, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Section 335/4A defines:

Types of Disabilities

Type One: Physical (P)

A physical disability is a physical impairment, disease, or loss, which is of a permanent nature, and which substantial-

ly impairs normal physical ability or motor skills.

Type Two: Developmental (D)

A developmental disability is a disability which originates before the age of 18 years, and results in or has resulted in

impairment similar to that caused by mental retardation, and which requires services similar to those required by men-

tally retarded persons, and which is attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or other condi-

tions or similar disorders.

Type Three: Visual (V)

A visual disability is a disability resulting in complete absence of vision, or vision that with corrective glasses is so defec-

tive as to prevent performance of tasks or activities for which eyesight is essential.

Type Four: Hearing (H)

A hearing disability is a disability resulting in complete absence of hearing, or hearing that with sound enhancing or

magnifying equipment is so impaired as to require the use of sensory input other than hearing as the principal means

of receiving spoken language.

Type Five: Mental (M)

A mental disability is an emotional or psychological impairment or disease, which substantially impairs the ability to

meet individual or societal needs.

Classifications of Disabilities

Class 1

A Class 1 disability is any type of disability which does not render a person unable to engage in any substantially gain-

ful activity, or which does not impair the person’s ability to live independently or to perform labor or services for which

he/she is qualified.

Class 1a

A Class 1a disability is a Class 1 disability which renders a person unable to walk 200 feet or more unassisted by anoth-

er person or without the aid of a walker, crutches, braces, prosthetic device or a wheelchair, or without great difficulty

or discomfort due to the following impairments: neurologic, orthopedic, respiratory, cardiac, arthritic disorder, or the loss

of function or absence of a limb or limbs.

Class 2

A Class 2 disability is any type of disability which renders a person unable to engage in any substantially gainful activ-

ity, or which substantially impairs the person’s ability to live independently without supervision or in-home support serv-

ices, or which substantially impairs the person’s ability to perform labor or services for which he/she is qualified or sig-

nificantly restricts the labor or services which he/she is able to perform.

Class 2a

A Class 2a disability is a Class 2 disability which renders a person unable to walk 200 feet or more unassisted by anoth-

er person or without the aid of a walker, crutches, braces, prosthetic device or a wheelchair, or without great difficulty

or discomfort due to the following impairments: neurologic, orthopedic, respiratory, cardiac, arthritic disorder, blindness,

or the loss of function or absence of a limb or limbs.

Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. November 2006 — 20M — DSD X 164.2

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