Level of Physical Disability
Guidelines for determining current overall level of Physical Disabilities:
Mild: Requires no equipment for daily functioning, requires average or slightly above average medical care, appointments, etc., can perform basic life management functions appropriate for child's age and development, can use mainstream methods of transportation and communication, has a condition which is totally managed by medication, has a condition which is correctable or improves on its own with time, is developmentally delayed in physical development but has a prognosis of catching up.
Moderate: Requires non-life support equipment, has a relatively stable condition - i.e. while not correctable, neither is it progressive or degenerative; requires moderate home modifications, may require corrective surgery, requires up to weekly medical appointments, can perform basic life management functions appropriate for child's age and development (feeding, dressing, toileting) with some assistance, may require some assistance with transportation and communication functions.
Severe: Requires life support equipment, has a progressive, degenerative or terminal illness, requires significant home modifications, requires repeated or frequent hospitalizations or surgeries, requires 2 or more medical appointments per week, requires a parent or aide to perform basic life management functions (feeding, dressing, toileting, etc.), always requires special adaptations for transportation and/or communication.