The International Classification of Functioning (WHO, 2002) 3 dimensions of human functioning and disability Body - Impairment Activities - Activity limitation Participation - Participation restriction

3 dimensions of human functioning and disability Health Condition Impairment Activity limitation Participation restriction Leprosy Loss of fealing in the extremities Difficulties in grasping objects The stigma of leprosy leads to unemploy-ment A person who formally had a mental problem but was treated for a psychotic disorder none Denied employment because of employer prejudice

Disability is a result of environmental and personal factors Environmental factors such as the physical environment, attitudes, services, policies can facilitate or restrict a person’s potential to participate in daily life Personal factors such as body functions can enable or restrict a person’s potential to particpate in daily life.

Integrated approach