World report on disability

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ISBN	9241562838 (pbk.)
Call Number	HV1568 W927 2011
Title	World report on disability / World Health Organization,The World Bank
Imprint	Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, c2011.
Physical	xxiii, 325 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Note	Understanding disability. What is disability? --Disability and human rights --Disability and development --Disability: a global picture. Measuringdisability --Prevalence of disability: difficulties infunctioning --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 --Addressingthe 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
Subject	People with disabilities--Civil rights
Subject	People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc
Subject	People with disabilities--Services for
Subject	People with disabilities--Rehabilitation
Subject	Barrier-free design--Law and legislation
Subject	People with disabilities--Education
Subject	People with disabilities--Employment
Corporate authur	World Health Organization
Corporate authur	World Bank
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