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WHO/EIP/GPE/ : EnglishDistr.: GeneralTowardsaCommon LanguageforFunctioning, Disability and HealthICFWorld Health OrganizationGeneva20021Towards aCommon LanguageforFunctioning, Disability and Health:ICFThe International Classificationof Functioning, Disability and HealthIntroduction 2ICF and the WHO Family of Classifications 3The need for ICF 4How will WHO use ICE 5How can ICF be used? 6The Model of ICF 9Concepts of functioning and disability10The qualifiers11Underlying principles of ICF14The Domains of ICF15Conclusion19The World-Wide ICF Network202INTRODUCTIONThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, knownmore commonly as ICF, provides a standard Language and framework for thedescription of health and health-related states.

transportation, there is an important role that ICF can play. It goes without saying that policy development in these sectors requires valid and reliable population data on functional status. Legislative and regulatory definitions of disability need to be consistent and grounded in a single coherent model of the disability creation process.

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