Daily living component activity 7 descriptor E (12 points)
Cannot express or understand verbal information at all even with communication support.
Who it applies to
Daily living component activity 7 descriptor E will apply to an individual who cannot either speak, hear or understand verbal communication even with communication support.
Example: an individual with hearing loss, who satisfies daily living component activity 7 descriptor E
Adam recently lost his hearing in an accident at work.
Supporting information
He has a letter from a hearing specialist at the hospital that shows that, as a result of being in close proximity to an explosion, his inner ears were badly damaged so it is unlikely that his hearing will recover. He completed his ADP application form himself.
Application form
In his application form, he explains that losing his hearing has completely changed his life. He has not been able to adapt and explains that he’s finding it very difficult to communicate.
He takes a note pad everywhere so that he can get people to write things down for him. Due to having dyspraxia, he states that he is not able to learn BSL.
As Adam is unable to hear verbal communication, he cannot understand any verbal information.
Case manager’s decision
The case manager determines that Adam satisfies daily living component activity 7 descriptor E, because even with communication support he cannot hear to understand verbal communication.