| Activity | Descriptors |
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| 1. Mobilising unaided by another person with or without a walking stick, manual wheelchair or other aid if such aid is normally or could reasonably be worn or used. | 1 Cannot either: |
| (a) | mobilise more than 50 metres on level ground without stopping in order to avoid significant discomfort or exhaustion, or |
| (b) | repeatedly mobilise 50 metres within a reasonable timescale because of significant discomfort or exhaustion. |
| 2. Transferring from one seated position to another. | 2 Cannot move between one seated position and another seated position located next to one another without receiving physical assistance from another person. |
| 3. Reaching. | 3 Cannot raise either arm as if to put something in the top pocket of a coat or jacket. |
| 4. Picking up and moving or transferring by the use of the upper body and arms (excluding standing, sitting, bending or kneeling and all other activities specified in this Schedule). | 4 Cannot pick up and move a 0.5 litre carton full of liquid. |
| 5. Manual dexterity. | 5 Cannot press a button (such as a telephone keypad) with either hand or cannot turn the pages of a book with either hand. |
| 6. Making self understood through speaking, writing, typing, or other means which are normally, or could reasonably be, used unaided by another person. | 6 Cannot convey a simple message, such as the presence of a hazard. |
| 7. Understanding communication by— | 7 Cannot understand a simple message, such as the location of a fire escape, due to sensory impairment. |
| (i) | verbal means (such as hearing or lip reading) alone, |
| (ii) | non verbal means (such as reading 16 point print or Braille) alone, or | |
| (iii) | a combination of sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii), using any aid that is normally or could reasonably, be used unaided by another person. | |
| 8. Absence or loss of control whilst conscious leading to extensive evacuation of the bowel and/or voiding of the bladder, other than enuresis (bed-wetting), despite the wearing or use of any aids or adaptations which are normally or could reasonably be worn or used. | 8 At least once a week experiences— |
| (a) | loss of control leading to extensive evacuation of the bowel and/or voiding of the bladder, or |
| (b) | substantial leakage of the contents of a collecting device sufficient to require the individual to clean themselves and change clothing. |
| 9. Learning tasks. | 9 Cannot learn how to complete a simple task, such as setting an alarm clock, due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder. |
| 10. Awareness of hazard. | 10 Reduced awareness of everyday hazards, due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder, leads to a significant risk of: |
| (a) | injury to self or others, or |
| (b) | damage to property or possessions, |
| such that the claimant requires supervision for the majority of the time to maintain safety. |
| 11. Initiating and completing personal action (which means planning, organisation, problem solving, prioritising or switching tasks). | Cannot, due to impaired mental function, reliably initiate or complete at least 2 sequential personal actions. |
| 12. Coping with change. | 12 Cannot cope with any change, due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder, to the extent that day to day life cannot be managed. |
| 13. Coping with social engagement, due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder. | 13 Engagement in social contact is always precluded due to difficulty relating to others or significant distress experienced by the claimant. |
| 14. Appropriateness of behaviour with other people, due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder. | 14 Has, on a daily basis, uncontrollable episodes of aggressive or disinhibited behaviour that would be unreasonable in any workplace. |
| 15. Conveying food or drink to the mouth. | 15(a) | Cannot convey food or drink to the claimant's own mouth without receiving physical assistance from someone else, |
| (b) | Cannot convey food or drink to the claimant's own mouth without repeatedly stopping or experiencing breathlessness or severe discomfort, |
| (c) | Cannot convey food or drink to the claimant's own mouth without receiving regular prompting given by someone else in the claimant's physical presence, or |
| (d) | Owing to a severe disorder of mood or behaviour, fails to convey food or drink to the claimant's own mouth without receiving— |
| | (i) | physical assistance from someone else, or |
| | (ii) | regular prompting given by someone else in the claimant's presence. |
| 16. Chewing or swallowing food or drink. | 16 (a) | Cannot chew or swallow food or drink; |
| (b) | Cannot chew or swallow food or drink without repeatedly stopping or experiencing breathlessness or severe discomfort, |
| (c) | Cannot chew or swallow food or drink without repeatedly receiving regular prompting given by someone else in the claimant's presence, or |
| (d) | Owing to a severe disorder of mood or behaviour, fails to: |
| | (i) | chew or swallow food or drink, or |
| | (ii) | chew or swallow food or drink without regular prompting given by someone else in the claimant's presence. |