sec.5What is a disability

### sec.5 What is a disability A disability is a person’s condition that— is attributable to— an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairment; or a vision or hearing impairment the presence in the person’s body of organisms causing illness or disease; and results in— a reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction, learning, mobility or self care or management; and the person needing support. The disability may be, but need not be, of a chronic episodic nature. (sec.5-ssec.1) A disability is a person’s condition that— is attributable to— an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairment; or a vision or hearing impairment the presence in the person’s body of organisms causing illness or disease; and results in— a reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction, learning, mobility or self care or management; and the person needing support. (sec.5-ssec.2) The disability may be, but need not be, of a chronic episodic nature. - (a) is attributable to— (i) an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairment; or Examples— a vision or hearing impairment (ii) the presence in the person’s body of organisms causing illness or disease; and - (i) an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairment; or Examples— a vision or hearing impairment - (ii) the presence in the person’s body of organisms causing illness or disease; and - (b) results in— (i) a reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction, learning, mobility or self care or management; and (ii) the person needing support. - (i) a reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction, learning, mobility or self care or management; and - (ii) the person needing support. - (i) an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive, neurological, sensory or physical impairment; or Examples— a vision or hearing impairment - (ii) the presence in the person’s body of organisms causing illness or disease; and - (i) a reduction of the person’s capacity for communication, social interaction, learning, mobility or self care or management; and - (ii) the person needing support.