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Definition of Disability and Eligibility for Section 811 Housing

HUD Handbook 4571.2, Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities, states in Chapter 1, paragraph 1-5. Resident Eligibility:

"Occupancy of Section 811 housing is open to persons with disabilities. A person with a disability is a household composed of one or more persons, at least one of whom meets the following criteria:

1. is at least 18 years of age or older; and,
2. has a physical, mental or emotional impairment which:
a. is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration,
b. substantially impedes the person's ability to live independently, and
c. is of a nature that such ability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions.

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3. has a developmental disability, defined as a severe chronic disability which:
a. is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments,
b. is manifested before the person attains age twenty-two,
c. is likely to continue indefinitely,
d. results in substantial functional limitation in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:
(1) self-care,
(2) receptive and expressive language,
(3) learning,
(4) mobility,
(5) self-direction,
(6) capacity for independent living, and
(7) economic self-sufficiency.
e. reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services which are of lifelong, or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated."