Disability Exemptions

(FLORIDA STATUTE 196.202). If filing for the first time, please present at least one of the following as proof of your disability: a certificate from a licensed Florida physician (DR 416), or a certificate from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or documentation from the Social Security Administration.

$5,000 Exemption for blind persons

Every Florida resident who is blind qualifies for this exemption

(FLORIDA STATUTE 196.202). If claiming exemption based on blindness, a certificate from the Division of Blind Services of the Department of Education or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Federal Social Security Administration certifying the applicant to be blind is required. “Blind person” is defined as an individual having central vision acuity 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or a disqualifying field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter or visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than twenty degrees.

Total and permanent Disability

2024 Income Limitation $35,693