In order to qualify as a physically disabled person, an individual
shall submit to the Assessor a certified statement, from a physician
licensed to practice in the State of New York, which states that the
individual has a permanent physical impairment which substantially
limits one or more of such individual's major life activities.
An individual who has obtained a certificate from the State Commission
for the Blind and Visually Handicapped stating that such individual
is legally blind may submit such certificate in lieu of the physician's
statement.