RT Book, Section
A1 Mudrick, Nancy R.
A1 Weber, Robert J.
A1 Turk, Margaret A.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141971240
T1 Workers with Disabilities
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 15e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071441988
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141971240
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  term  disability  is  defined  in  various  ways.  In  some  contexts  it  is  defined  in  terms  of  health  conditions;  in  other  contexts  it  is  defined  in  terms  of  functional  limitations;  and  in  still  other  settings  it  is  defined  in  terms  of  activity  and  role  limitations.  These  varying  definitions  of  disability  have  in  some  cases  been  codified  into  law,  into  standardized  data  collection  instruments,  and  into  the  practice  framework  of  professionals  and  organizations  that  serve  people  with  disabilities.  One  consequence  of  the  different  ways  in  which  disability  is  defined  is  that  before  the  characteristics  and  needs  of  people  with  disabilities  can  be  discussed,  the  parameters  of  the  disability  definition  being  used  must  be  addressed.  Whatever  the  specific  components  of  the  definition,  there  does  appear  to  be  some  consensus  that  a  person  with  a  disability  is  someone  who  experiences  limitations  in  function  as  a  consequence  of  a  permanent  physical  or  mental  impairment  or  a  chronic  health  or  mental  health  condition  in  interaction  with  the  person's  environment.  The  health  condition  or  impairment  may  be  one  that  is  visible,  or  it  may  be  invisible.  Onset  may  occur  at  any  age  or  it  may  be  present  at  birth.  Finally,  the  severity  of  disability  may  vary,  even  among  people  with  the  same  condition  or  impairment,  such  that  some  individuals  may  find  it  difficult  to  participate  in  many  life  activities,  while  others  experience  the  effects  of  disability  in  a  single  area.