No, unless your disability is blindness. This is the only condition for which an additional personal exemption can be claimed on a federal income tax return. However, if your income is very modest and you aren’t receiving Social Security benefits, you may be eligible for a tax credit for the elderly and permanently disabled. The credit is very small. Check with your state to see if there are any income tax breaks for state income tax purposes.
Writing off the cost of depreciable property over a period of years, usually its class life or recovery period specified in the tax law.