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**(i) directly and significantly restricts the person’s ability to perform daily living activities either continuously; or | **(i) directly and significantly restricts the person’s ability to perform daily living activities either continuously; or | ||
**(ii) periodically for extended periods; and | **(ii) periodically for extended periods; and | ||
**(iii) as a result of those restrictions, the person requires help to perform those activities. | |||
People who wish to receive disability assistance must complete an extensive application form with the assistance of a doctor and another medical professional, and satisfy MSDSI that they meet the above definition. | |||
"Requiring help" includes: | |||
*Help from an assistive device (like a wheelchair); | |||
*Significant help from another person; OR | |||
*Help from an assistance animal (such as a guide dog). | |||
'''NOTE:''' In ''Hudson v. Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal'', 2009 BCSC 1461, the BC Supreme Court made several important findings about the eligibility criteria for persons with disabilities designation under the EAPWDA. For a helpful summary of the findings in Hudson, the Community Legal Assistance Society has published a summary online at: http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/clastest/pages/79/attachments/original/1401252006/PWD_Eligibility_Summary_HUDSON.pdf?1401252006 . | |||
Meanwhile, to obtain PPMB (Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers) assistance, a person must qualify under s 2 of the EAR, which involves the application of an “employability screen” designed to determine whether the person faces challenges in securing and maintaining employment. A person will have to prove to the Ministry that they have done everything reasonable to try and overcome their problems, but that the problems themselves made it impossible for them to do so. | |||
A person can only qualify for PPMB benefits if they have already received income assistance or hardship assistance for at least 12 out of the last 15 months. | |||
Disability Alliance BC has a detailed help sheet for people applying for, or appealing, decisions about PPMB status, at http://www.disabilityalliancebc.org/money.htm | |||
