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ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPATION

CHAPTER 6
DOMESTIC LIFE
Caring for household objects and assisting others
d650 Caring for household objects
Maintaining and repairing household and other personal objects, including house and contents, clothes, vehicles and assistive devices, and caring for plants and animals, such as painting or wallpapering rooms, fixing furniture, repairing plumbing, ensuring the proper working order of vehicles, watering plants, grooming and feeding pets and domestic animals.

Inclusion
making and repairing clothes; maintaining dwelling, furnishings and domestic appliances; maintaining vehicles; maintaining assistive devices; taking care of plants (indoor and outdoor) and animals

exclusion
acquiring a place to live (d610); acquisition of goods and services (d620); doing housework (d640); caring for others (d660); remunerative employment (d850)



d6500 d6501 d6502 d6503 d6504 d6505 d6506 d6508
Making and repairing clothes Maintaining dwelling and furnishings Maintaining domestic appliances Maintaining vehicles Maintaining assistive devices Taking care of plants, indoors and outdoors Taking care of animals Caring for household objects, specified
Making and repairing clothes, such as by sewing, producing or mending clothes; reattaching buttons and fasteners; ironing clothes, fixing and polishing footwear

exclusion
using household appliances (d6403)
Repairing and taking care of dwelling, its exterior, interior and contents, such as by painting, repairing fixtures and furniture, and using required tools for repair work. Repairing and taking care of all domestic appliances for cooking, cleaning and repairing, such as by oiling and repairing tools and maintaining the washing machine. Repairing and taking care of motorized and non-motorized vehicles for personal use, including bicycles, carts, automobiles and boats. Repairing and taking care of assistive devices, such as prostheses, orthoses and specialized tools and aids for housekeeping and personal care; maintaining and repairing aids for personal mobility such as canes, walkers, wheelchairs and scooters; and maintaining communication and recreational aids. Taking care of plants inside and outside the house, such as by planting, watering and fertilizing plants; gardening and growing foods for personal use. Taking care of domestic animals and pets, such as by feeding, cleaning, grooming and exercising pets; watching over the health of animals or pets; planning for the care of animals or pets in one's absence.


d6509
Caring for household objects, unspecified


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