Table 3.

Categorization of vision, hearing and mobility ability

	Vision	Hearing	Mobility
Good	Able to read newspapers and watch television	Able to have and follow a conversation in a group of people	Able to walk independently (with or without help of a walking stick or walker)
Moderate	Able to read large texts with large letters and watch television	Able to have a conversation with one person/questions do not have to be repeated	Able to walk with help of another person
Poor	Not able to watch television/vision problems cause some difficulties in ADL	Limited ability to have a conversation with one person/questions need to be repeated multiple times	Able to move independently in a wheelchair
Very poor	Limited or complete loss of vision which causes severe difficulties in ADL	Not able to have a conversation with one person; this does not improve when speaking loud and clearly	Not able to move independently in a wheelchair

Vision and hearing abilities were estimated while participants used all available devices to support their vision and/or hearing