Interviewer instructions
3.8 Deficiencies, problems, or disabilities:
This refers to any loss of or anomaly in one or more organs or limbs, or to the functioning of the organs or limbs that has caused one or more disabilities.
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It also refers to the limitations produced by illnesses that permanently affect the activity of the enumerated person. A person who has overcome a disability with the use of external technical assistance is still considered to have a disability.
3.9 Wheelchair use required
This refers to the enumerated person's need for a wheelchair in order to move inside or outside of the dwelling because of illness, advanced age, accident, or other causes.