Mobility component activity 1 descriptor C (8 points)
Cannot plan the route of a journey.
This descriptor is most likely to apply to individuals who cannot formulate a plan for a journey in advance using simple materials, including but not limited to any of the following:
- bus route maps
- mobile phone applications (apps)
- timetables
Who it’s likely to apply to
This descriptor is most likely to apply to individuals who have conditions that affect their cognitive abilities.
Who it may apply to
An individual may satisfy this descriptor if the individual’s unable to plan the route of a journey but is independent in being able to both:
- follow a journey once they have left their home (familiar and unfamiliar)
- deal with any changes when on the journey
Example: an individual with a brain injury who satisfies mobility component activity 1 descriptor C
Otis had a car accident 9 months ago in which he sustained a brain injury.
Supporting information
He has a letter from his neurologist confirming this.
The letter states that although he has mostly recovered, the area of his brain that was damaged is one that’s involved in planning and sequencing tasks. His memory is intact.
Application form
In his application form for ADP, Otis explains that he can see the place that he wants to go to in his mind and knows that he’s been there before but cannot piece the steps of the journey together in a logical order.
He explains that if he needs to go somewhere, he’s able to do this himself, but only:
- if his wife has written directions for him or
- if someone tells him the directions to follow before he leaves and he writes these down
He gives an example of a journey to attend a hospital appointment.
His wife wrote down which bus to take and where to get off. Otis could follow this, but his wife forgot to write which area of the hospital to visit.
He looked at the map of the hospital departments at the hospital entrance and found the area of the hospital he needed to go to his appointment.
Because Otis is unable to plan the steps of a route, he cannot plan a journey for himself.
Once the route is planned, he’s able to safely follow the route without assistance.
Case manager’s decision
The case manager determines that Otis satisfies mobility component activity 1 descriptor C because whilst he’s able to follow the route of a journey unaided, he:
- is unable to plan a route and
- needs someone else to plan the journey for him