ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN - San Antonio Housing Authority

EXHIBIT 3-1: DETAILED DEFINITIONS RELATED TO DISABILITIESPerson with Disabilities [24 CFR 5.403]The term person with disabilities means a person who has any of the following types ofconditions: Has a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 423(d)(1)(A), which reads:Inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medicallydeterminable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death orwhich has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12months; orIn the case of an individual who has attained the age of 55 and is blind (within themeaning of “blindness” as defined in section 416(i)(1) of this title), inability by reason ofsuch blindness to engage in substantial gainful activity, requiring skills or abilitycomparable to those of any gainful activity in which he has previously engaged withsome regularity and over a substantial period of time.Has a developmental disability as defined in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance andBill of Rights Act of 2000 [42 U.S.C.15002(8)], which defines developmental disability infunctional terms as follows:(A) In GeneralThe term “developmental disability” means a severe, chronic disability of anindividual that:(i) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental andphysical impairments;(ii) is manifested before the individual attains age 22;(iii) is likely to continue indefinitely;(iv) results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas ofmajor life activity: (I) Self-care, (II) Receptive and expressive language, (III)Learning, (IV) Mobility, (V) Self-direction, (VI) Capacity for independent living,(VII) Economic self-sufficiency; and(v) reflects the individual’s need for a combination and sequence of special,interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized supports, or other forms ofassistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually plannedand coordinated.(B) Infants and Young ChildrenAn individual from birth to age 9, inclusive, who has a substantial developmental delayor specific congenital or acquired condition, may be considered to have a developmentaldisability without meeting 3 or more of the criteria described in clauses (i) through (v) ofsubparagraph (A) if the individual, without services and supports, has a high probabilityof meeting those criteria later in life.© Copyright 2008 Nan McKay & Associates, Inc. Revised/Approved 04/08/10 (Eff: 07/01/10)Unlimited copies may be made for internal use.Page 3-34