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Stigma, disability and development
www.bond.org.uk2 World report on Disability, World Health Organization and World Bank, 2011 International obligations A social model of disability understands that disability is caused by the barriers to opportunities and participation erected by society, rather than by a person’s physical or mental impairment or difference itself. It
Chapter 1 Understanding disability - World Health …
www.who.intWorld report on disability numerous researchers from the social and health sciences (11, 12) – have identified the role of social and physical barriers in disabil-ity. The transition from an individual, medical perspective to a structural, social perspective has been described as the shift from a “medical
World Report on Disability - UNICEF
www.unicef.orgWorld report on disability 2011. 1.Disabled persons - statistics and numerical data. 2.Disabled persons - rehabilitation. 3.Delivery of health care. ... This is partly because people with disabilities experience barriers in accessing World Report on Disability World Report on Disability World Health …
World Report on Disability - World Health Organization
www.who.intDec 09, 2009 · 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.
World Report on Disability - WHO
www.who.intPreface. More than one billion people in the world live with some form of disability, of whom nearly 200 million experience considerable difficulties in functioning.