Abstract
This article sets out to increase awareness regarding the wide and universal significance of disability, as well as the important benefits of an Integrated Disability Management (IDM) approach. The scientific basis for IDM is explored in the first place through an analysis of its relationship to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The conceptual paradigm of the ICF shares an ideological position with the IDM approach in that they are both underpinned by dynamic and multidimensional constructions of disability, which imply equally holistic and interdisciplinary responses. The IDM approach can be applied across a diversity of human situations to provide solutions that reflect the multifaceted and widespread nature of disability. The IDM approach is intended as a strategy capable of handling: inclusion of people with disabilities, active aging of human resources, health and safety in the workplace, prevention of disabilities and various diseases, return-to-work, absenteeism, and presenteeism.
Highlights
According to the first World Report on Disability, produced by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) in partnership with the World Bank, over a billion people, or about 15% of the world’s population, are estimated to be living with disability
The scientific basis for Integrated Disability Management (IDM) is explored in the first place through an analysis of its relationship to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
The IDM approach is intended as a strategy capable of handling: inclusion of people with disabilities, active aging of human resources, health and safety in the workplace, prevention of disabilities and various diseases, return-to-work, absenteeism, and presenteeism
Summary
According to the first World Report on Disability, produced by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) in partnership with the World Bank, over a billion people, or about 15% of the world’s population, are estimated to be living with disability. This percentage is higher than WHO estimates from the 1970s, which suggested a global prevalence of around 10%. In accordance with the definition provided by WHO, Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD), adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations (2006), specifies that “persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.”
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