Could you get LCWRA or the Support Group?

Schedule 7, descriptor 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”

You cannot walk or wheel yourself 50 metres on flat ground (about half a football pitch) without stopping, or cannot do it again within a reasonable time, because of significant discomfort or exhaustion. It is judged with any stick, frame or manual wheelchair you use or could reasonably use.

Schedule 7, descriptor 2“Cannot move between one seated position and another seated position located next to one another without receiving physical assistance from another person”

You cannot move from one seat to another seat right next to it, such as from a wheelchair to a chair or toilet, without someone physically helping you.

Schedule 7, descriptor 3“Cannot raise either arm as if to put something in the top pocket of a coat or jacket”

You cannot lift either arm as high as the top pocket of a coat or jacket.

Schedule 7, descriptor 4“Cannot pick up and move a 0.5 litre carton full of liquid”

You cannot pick up and move a half-litre carton full of liquid, like a small carton of juice, using your arms and upper body.

Schedule 7, descriptor 5“Cannot press a button (such as a telephone keypad) with either hand or cannot turn the pages of a book with either hand”

With neither hand can you press a button such as a phone keypad, or with neither hand can you turn the pages of a book.

Schedule 7, descriptor 6“Cannot convey a simple message, such as the presence of a hazard”

Because of a physical condition, you cannot get a simple message across, such as warning someone of a danger, by speaking, writing, typing or any other way you normally use.

Schedule 7, descriptor 7“Cannot understand a simple message, such as the location of a fire escape, due to sensory impairment”

Because of a sight or hearing impairment, you cannot understand a simple message, such as where the fire escape is, even with the aids you normally use.

Schedule 7, descriptor 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”

At least once a week, while awake, you lose control of your bowel or bladder, or a stoma or catheter bag leaks, badly enough that you have to clean yourself and change your clothes.

Schedule 7, descriptor 9“Cannot learn how to complete a simple task, such as setting an alarm clock, due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder”

Because of a cognitive impairment or mental disorder, you cannot learn a simple task such as setting an alarm clock, even after being shown.

Schedule 7, descriptor 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”

Because of a cognitive impairment or mental disorder, you do not notice everyday dangers such as a pan left on, traffic or sharp objects, so someone has to supervise you most of the time to keep you, other people or property safe.

Schedule 7, descriptor 11“Cannot, due to impaired mental function, reliably initiate or complete at least two sequential personal actions”

Because of impaired mental function, you cannot reliably start or finish even two personal tasks one after the other, because planning, organising, solving problems or switching between tasks is beyond you.

Schedule 7, descriptor 12“Cannot cope with any change, due to cognitive impairment or mental disorder, to the extent that day to day life cannot be managed”

Because of a cognitive impairment or mental disorder, you cannot cope with any change at all, to the point that you cannot manage day to day life.

Schedule 7, descriptor 13“Engagement in social contact is always precluded due to difficulty relating to others or significant distress experienced by the claimant”

Because of a cognitive impairment or mental disorder, you cannot have social contact with anyone, because relating to people is too difficult or causes you significant distress.

Schedule 7, descriptor 14“Has, on a daily basis, uncontrollable episodes of aggressive or disinhibited behaviour that would be unreasonable in any workplace”

Every day, because of a cognitive impairment or mental disorder, you have episodes of aggressive or disinhibited behaviour you cannot control, which would be unreasonable in any workplace.

Schedule 7, descriptor 15(a)“Cannot convey food or drink to the claimant's own mouth without receiving physical assistance from someone else”

You cannot get food or drink to your mouth without someone physically helping you.

Schedule 7, descriptor 15(b)“Cannot convey food or drink to the claimant's own mouth without repeatedly stopping or experiencing breathlessness or severe discomfort”

You can only get food or drink to your mouth by stopping again and again, or doing it leaves you breathless or in severe discomfort.

Schedule 7, descriptor 15(c)“Cannot convey food or drink to the claimant's own mouth without receiving regular prompting given by someone else in the claimant's presence”

Because of a mental condition, you only eat or drink if someone is with you and keeps prompting you.

Schedule 7, descriptor 15(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”

Because of a severe disorder of mood or behaviour, you do not eat or drink unless someone helps you physically or prompts you in person.

Schedule 7, descriptor 16(a)“Cannot chew or swallow food or drink”

You cannot chew or swallow food or drink at all.

Schedule 7, descriptor 16(b)“Cannot chew or swallow food or drink without repeatedly stopping or experiencing breathlessness or severe discomfort”

Chewing or swallowing means stopping again and again, or leaves you breathless or in severe discomfort.

Schedule 7, descriptor 16(c)“Cannot chew or swallow food or drink without repeatedly receiving regular prompting given by someone else in the claimant's presence”

Because of a mental condition, you only chew or swallow if someone is with you and keeps prompting you.

Schedule 7, descriptor 16(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”

Because of a severe disorder of mood or behaviour, you do not chew or swallow, or only do so when someone prompts you in person.