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<br />EXHIBIT 3-1: DETAILED DEFINITIONS RELATED TO DISABILITIES <br /> <br />Person with Disabilities \[24 CFR 5.403\] <br />The term person with disabilities means a person who has any of the following types of <br />conditions: <br /> <br />Has a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 423(d)(1)(A), which reads: <br />Inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically <br />determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or <br />which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 <br />months; or <br />In the case of an individual who has attained the age of 55 and is blind (within the <br />such blindness to engage in substantial gainful activity, requiring skills or ability <br />comparable to those of any gainful activity in which he has previously engaged with <br />some regularity and over a substantial period of time. <br /> <br />Has a developmental disability as defined in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and <br />Bill of Rights Act of 2000 \[42 U.S.C.15002(8)\], which defines developmental disability in <br />functional terms as follows: <br />(A) In General <br />individual that: <br />(i) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and <br />physical impairments; <br />(ii) is manifested before the individual attains age 22; <br />(iii) is likely to continue indefinitely; <br />(iv) results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of <br />major life activity: (I) Self-care, (II) Receptive and expressive language, (III) <br />Learning, (IV) Mobility, (V) Self-direction, (VI) Capacity for independent living, <br />(VII) Economic self-sufficiency; and <br />interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized supports, or other forms of <br />assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned <br />and coordinated. <br />(B) Infants and Young Children <br />An individual from birth to age 9, inclusive, who has a substantial developmental delay <br />or specific congenital or acquired condition, may be considered to have a developmental <br />disability without meeting 3 or more of the criteria described in clauses (i) through (v) of <br />subparagraph (A) if the individual, without services and supports, has a high probability <br />of meeting those criteria later in life. <br />Page 3-26 <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />