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Classification of Disabilities

WHAT’S INSIDE

This chapter will covers the following important topics:

1. ICF Model

2. 21 disabilities classified by RPwD Act 2016

3. Identification of children with disabilities

INTRODUCTION

This chap shall deal with the classification of disabilities on the basis of ICF Model, RPwD Act 2016, etc.

CLASSIFICATION OF DISABILITIES BASED ON ICF MODEL

ICF MODEL

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model is a classification of health and related domains and was endorsed by all 191 WHO Member States on 22 May 2001 in the Fifty-fourth World Health Assembly as the international standard to describe and measure disability and health.

ICF is the WHO framework for measuring disability and ...