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APPENDIX 1 - LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS


Table of limitations, restrictions, activities and tasks

In the Survey of Disability Ageing and Carers (SDAC), a person has a disability if their responses indicate a limitation or restriction in their everyday activities. Limitations relate to core activities while restrictions refer to schooling and employment. The limitations or restrictions are divided into Activities and further refined by Task.

To identify whether a person has a particular type of limitation or restriction, the SDAC collects information on need for assistance, difficulty experienced, and use of aids or equipment to perform selected tasks. The following shows the tasks associated with each type of limitation and restriction.

Limitation or restriction Activity Tasks Specific limitation or restriction Core activity limitations Communication Understanding family or friends Being understood by family or friends Understanding strangers Being understood by strangers Mobility Getting into or out of a bed or chair Moving about usual place of residence Moving about a place away from usual residence Walking 200 metres Walking up and down stairs without a handrail Bending and picking up an object from the floor Using public transport Self-care Showering or bathing Dressing Eating Toileting Bladder or bowel control Schooling or employment restrictions Schooling Unable to attend school Attends a special school Attends special classes at an ordinary school Needs at least one day a week off school on average Has difficulty at school Employment Permanently unable to work Restricted in the type of work they can or could do Need, or would need, at least one day a week off work on average Restricted in the number of hours they can, or could, work Requires special equipment, modified work environment or special arrangements Needs ongoing assistance or supervision Would find it difficult to change jobs or get a preferred job Needs assistance from a disability job placement program or agency Without specific limitation or restriction Other activities Health care Foot care Taking medications or administering injections Dressing wounds Using medical machinery Manipulating muscles or limbs Reading or writing Checking bills or bank statements Writing letters Filling in forms Transport Going to places away from the usual place of residence Household chores Washing Vacuuming Dusting Property maintenance Changing light bulbs, taps, washers or car registration stickers Making minor home repairs Mowing lawns, watering, pruning shrubs, light weeding or planting Removing rubbish Meal preparation Preparing ingredients Cooking food Cognition or emotion Making friendships, maintaining relationships, or interacting with others Coping with feelings or emotions Decision making or thinking through problems Managing own behaviour