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Disability Evaluation: Radhika Chintamani
Disability Evaluation: Radhika Chintamani
RADHIKA CHINTAMANI
CONTENTS
Definition
Introduction
Principles of disability assessment
Guidelines for evaluation
Components
Definition
Impairment: An impairment is a
permanent or transitory
psychological, or anatomical loss
and /or abnormality. For example a
missing or defective part, tissue organ,
or “mechanism” of the body, such as
an amputated limb, paralysis after
polio, myocardial infarction,
cerebrovascular thrombosis, restricted
pulmonary capacity, diabetes, myopia,
disfigurement, mental retardation
Functional limitation: Impairment may cause functional
limitations which are the partial or total inability to
perform those activities necessary for motor, sensory, or
mental functions within the range and manner of which a
human being is normally capable such as walking, lifting
loads, seeing, speaking
The universal guidelines for the assessment and
certification of the following disabilities were
finalised by a group experts and were notified by
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
1. Visual impairment
2. Locomotor disability
3. Speech and hearing
4. Mental retardation
5. Multiple disabilities
Disability: Disability in which functional limitation and or
impairment is a causative factor, is defined as an existing difficulty
in performing one or more activities which, in accordance with the
subject’s age, sex and normative social role, are generally accepted
as essential, basic components of daily living
According to PWD Act (persons with disability) the empowered
persons to give disability certificate will be a Medical Board
consisting of at least 3 members out of which atleast 1 shall be a
specialist in a particular field for assessing
locomotor/visual/hearing and speech, MR , duly constituted by
central and state government.
The minimum degree of disability should be 40% in
order to be eligible.
`disability` means-
1. Blindness
2. Leprosy cured
3. Hearing impairment
4. Locomotor disability
5. Mental retardation
•“Expert Group Meeting on Disability Evaluation” was
held in September, 1981 in New Delhi with the
objective to develop simple norms for evaluation of
permanent physical impairment in Indian patients.
UPPER LIMB
ARM HAND
ARM COMPONENT
4. Spherical grasp: 6%
Large objects 4” diameter
Small object 1” diameter
5. Hook grasp: 5%
Tested by asking patient to lift
a bag
Principles of evaluation of sensation
mobility stability
Scoliosis:
Cobb`s method for measurement of angle of curve in the
radiograph taken in standing position should be used.
Associated problems
1. Pain
2. Cosmetic appearance
3. Leg length discrepancy
4. Neurological deficit
Kyphosis