World report on disability
Publisher: Geneva World Health Organization 2011Description: xxiii, 325 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9789241564182.Subject(s): DISABILITY | HUMAN RIGHTS | PREVALENCE | HEALTH CARE | REHABILITATION | SUPPORT SERVICES | ACCESSIBILITY | EDUCATION | EMPLOYMENT | CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | IHC Library | 200 WOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W002543 |
"I welcome this first World report on disability. This report makes a major contribution to our understanding of disability and its impact on individuals and society. It highlights the different barriers that people with disabilities face - attitudinal, physical, and financial. Addressing these barriers is within our reach... Governments throughout the world can no longer overlook the hundreds of millions of people with disabilities who are denied access to health, rehabilitation, support, education and employment, and never get the chance to shine. The report makes recommendations for action at the local, national and international levels. It will thus be an invaluable tool for policy-makers, researchers, practitioners, advocates and volunteers involved in disability. It is my hope that, beginning with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and now with the publication of the World report on disability, this century will mark a turning point for inclusion of people with disabilities in the lives of their societies." -FOREWORD by Stephen W Hawking
Understanding disability
What is disability?
Disability and human rights
Disability and development
Disability: a global picture
Measuring disability
Prevalence of disability: difficulties in functioning
Health conditions
Demographics
The environment
Disability and poverty
Needs for services and assistance
Costs of disability
Conclusion and recommendations
General health care
Understanding the health of people with disabilities
Addressing barriers to health care
Conclusion and recommendations
Rehabilitation
Understanding rehabilitation
Addressing barriers to rehabilitation
Reforming policies, laws, and delivery systems
Developing funding mechanisms for rehabilitation
Increasing human resources for rehabilitation
Expanding and decentralizing service delivery
Increasing the use and affordability of technology
Expanding research and evidence-based practice
Conclusion and recommendations
Assistance and support
Understanding assistance and support
Barriers to assistance and support
Addressing the barriers to assistance and support
Conclusion and recommendations
Enabling environments
Understanding access to physical and information environments
Addressing the barriers in buildings and roads
Addressing the barriers in public transportation
Barriers to information and communication
Addressing the barriers to information and technology
Conclusion and recommendations
Education
Educational participation and children with disability
Understanding education and disability
Barriers to education for children with disabilities
Addressing barriers to education
Conclusion and recommendations
Work and employment
Understanding labour markets
Barriers to entering the labour market
Addressing the barriers to work and employment
Conclusion and recommendations
The way forward: recommendations
Disability: a global concern
Recommendations
Conclusion
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