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 Assembles the best available scientific information on disability today  Recommends national and international action to improve the lives of people with disability  Supports the implementation of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which approaches disability both as both human rights and development issue. 2

 International Classification of Disability Functioning and Health (ICF, WHO 2001) adopted as the conceptual framework  Defines disability as an umbrella term for impairment, activity limitation and participation restrictions.  Disability refers to the negative aspects of the interaction between individuals with a health condition and personal and environmental factors (such as negative attitudes, inaccessible transportation and public buildings and limited social support) 3

 Almost everyone will be temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life  Those who survive to old age will experience increasing difficulties in functioning  Disability is complex and the interventions to overcome the disadvantage associated with disability are multiple and systemic – varying with the context 4

 Higher estimates of prevalence: 15 percent with some form of disability; million with profound difficulties in functioning  Growing numbers: aging, chronic health conditions, road traffic injuries, work related injuries, natural disasters, wars and civil conflicts…  Diverse experience: negative interaction between an individual with impairment and her/his environment varies greatly  Disproportionately affects vulnerable populations 5

 Environment has a crucial role in facilitating or restricting functioning and participation for people with disabilities  Report documents evidence of widespread barriers, including:  Inadequate policies and standards  Negative attitudes  Lack of provision of services  Problems with service delivery  Inadequate funding  Lack of accessibility  Lack of consultations and involvement  Lack of data and evidence 6

The Report documents:  Poorer health outcomes  Lower educational achievements  Less economic participation  Higher rates of poverty  Increase dependency and restricted participation 7

 The Report synthesis the best available evidence with good and promising practice examples on how to overcome barriers in:  Health  Rehabilitation  Support and assistance  Environments (built environment, transportation and information and communication including ICT)  Education  Labor markets 8

1. Enable access to all mainstream policies, systems and services. 2. Invest in specific programmes and services for persons with disabilities. 3. Adopt a national disability strategy and plan of action. 4. Involve people with disabilities. 5. Improve human resource capacity. 6. Provide adequate funding and improve affordability. 7. Increase public awareness and understanding. 8. Improve data collection. 9. Strengthen and support research. 9

1. Understanding disability 2. Disability – a global picture 3. General healthcare 4. Rehabilitation 5. Assistance and support 6. Enabling environments 7. Education 8. Work and employment 9. The way forward

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