Contact
Mr. Arshad Ali
Clinical Research Associate
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
arshad.ali@hhs.sccgov.org

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Citation
Wright, J. (2000). The Disability Rating Scale. The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury. http://www.tbims.org/
combi/drs ( accessed April 11, 2025 ).*

*Note: This citation is for the COMBI web material. Mr. Wright is not the scale author for the DRS.

DRS Training Materials: Sample Subject

Eye Opening

0

Communication

1

(cues for circumstances)

Motor Response

0

Feeding

0

Toileting

0

Grooming

0

Level of Funct.

3

(needs more than non-resident helper (2))

Employability

2

(distractible, cannot do basic math, cannot plan transportation, receptive aphasia, but with assistance could carry out some home/school/work tasks)

DRS Total

6

Eye Opening

0

Communication

0

Motor Response

0

Feeding

0

Toileting

0

Grooming

0

Level of Funct.

2

(daily phone contact)

Employability

2

(distractible, impulsive)

DRS Total

4

Eye Opening

0

Communication

0

Motor Response

0

Feeding

0

Toileting

0

Grooming

0

Level of Funct.

0

Employability

1

(difficulty with some basic skills)

DRS Total

1