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What is a Developmental Disability?

Developmental Disabilities are physical or mental impairments that begin before age 22, and alter or substantially inhibit a person's capacity to do at least three of the following:

  1. Take care of themselves (dress, bathe, eat, and other daily tasks)
  2. Speak and be understood clearly
  3. Learn
  4. Walk/ Move around
  5. Make decisions
  6. Live on their own
  7. Earn and manage an income