Schedule 1 · Meaning of severe disability

FIRST SCHEDULESections 2(1) and 63(1)Meaning of severe disabilityIn this Act, a person is severely disabled when he or she is unable to perform 3 or more of the following activities of daily living:

washing himself or herself in the bath or shower (including getting into or out of the bath or shower), or washing himself or herself by other means;

dressing and undressing himself or herself, or (where required) securing or fastening on, or removing from, his or her body any brace, artificial limb or other medical or surgical appliance;

feeding himself or herself;

toileting, or managing his or her bladder and bowel functions through the use of a protective undergarment or surgical appliance (where required);

walking, or moving, from one room to another or on a level surface;[Act 18 of 2025 wef 01/01/2026]

transferring himself or herself, or moving, from a bed to an upright chair or a wheelchair, and vice versa.[Act 18 of 2025 wef 01/01/2026]