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• Impairment Tables Overview

• Impairment Tables Feedback Template

1. Update the DSP Impairment Tables to make sure they are consistent with contemporary medical and rehabilitation practice;
2. Introduce consistent consideration of the use of aids and equipment in the measurement of impairment in the DSP Impairment Tables;
3. Reassess the appropriateness of definitions contained in the Introduction to the DSP Impairment Tables, with particular regard to the assessment of people with intermittent psychiatric conditions;
4. Re-examine the descriptors in the DSP Impairment Tables to ensure that a score of 20 points aligns with an inability to work 15 or more hours per week in the open-labour market at or above award wages without the need for on-going support;
5. Re-design the DSP Impairment Tables to focus more on ability; and
6. Ensure that the DSP Impairment Tables can be used by both Allied Health Professionals and Medical Officers.

• Tables of particular relevance to Occupational Therapists include:
• Table 1. Loss of Cardiovascular and or Respiratory Function-Exercise Tolerance
• Table 2. Loss of Respiratory Function-Physiological Measurements
• Table 3. Upper Limb Function
• Table 4. Function of the lower limbs
• Table 5. Spinal Function
• Table 6. Psychiatric Impairment
• Table 7. Alcohol and Drug Dependence
• Table 8. Neurological Function-Memory Problem Solving Decision Making abilities and Comprehension
• Table 9. Communication Function-Receptive and Expressive Language competency
• Table 10. Intellectual Disability
• Table 21 Intermittent Conditions