Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for supports funded through the Division of Developmental Disabilities individuals must meet the following definition of developmental disability, as stated in RI State Law:

“The term ‘developmental disability’ means a severe, chronic disability of a person which:

• attributable to a mental or physical impairment of combination of mental and physical impairments;
• is manifested before the person attains age twenty-two (22);
• is likely to continue indefinitely;
• results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:

personal care

communication

mobility

learning

self-direction

capacity for independent living

economic self-sufficiency; and,

• reflects the person’s need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services which are life-long or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.”

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