Severe disability
Severe disability means a severe, chronic disability attributable to mental or physical impairment, or a combination of mental and physical impairments, that -
(1) Is likely to continue indefinitely; and
(2) Results in substantial functional limitation in 3 or more of the following areas of major 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. (42 U.S.C. 3002(48)).
Source
20 CFR § 641.140
Scoping language
The following definitions apply to this part: