Type of disability

In terms of the Statistics on the severely handicapped persons of the Federal Statistical Office:
The type of disability is covered by a total of 55 categories. The classification is based not primarily on the causative d isease diagnosis (for example multiple sclerosis), but on the appearance of the disability and the functional limitation it causes (for example functional modification on the extremities).

Selected information about Type of disability:

Tables:

• Severely handicapped persons, e.g. by age, sex, nationality, type of disability
• Severely handicapped persons, e.g. by region, type and extent of disability

Data Sources:

• Statistics on the severely handicapped persons

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