Difficulty in performing basic activities refers to the difficulties a person may have as the result of physical or mental health problem(s) in performing one or more of the activities below. It excludes those caused by a lack of resources. Difficulty in performing basic activities adopts the guidelines from the Washington Group on disability statistics. The person may or may not be medically diagnosed with a disability. Difficulty in the following core functional domains refer to:
-Seeing: Persons who have vision difficulties or problems seeing even when wearing glasses (if they wear glasses).
-Hearing: Persons who have some hearing limitation or problems of any kind with their hearing even when using a hearing aid (if they wear a hearing aid).
-Mobility: Persons who have some limitation or problems of any kind walking or climbing steps without the assistance of any device (wheelchair, crutches, walker etc.) or human.
-Remembering: Persons who have some problems with remembering or focusing attention that contribute to difficulty in doing their daily activities.
-Self-Care: Persons who have some problems with taking care of themselves independently by washing all over and dressing.
-Communicating: Persons who have some problems with talking, listening or understanding speech such that it contributes to difficulty in making themselves understood to others or understanding others, using one’s usual (customary) language.
