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Disabilities

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A disability is defined as a condition or function judged to be significantly impaired relative to the usual standard of an individual or group. The term is used to refer to individual functioning, including physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment mental illness, and various types of chronic disease. Disability is conceptualized as being a multidimensional experience for the person involved. There may be effects on organs or body parts, and there may be effects on a person's participation in areas of life. Correspondingly, three dimensions of disability are recognized in ICF: body structure and function (and impairment thereof), activity (and activity restrictions) and participation (and participation restrictions). The classification also recognizes the role of physical and social environmental factors in affecting disability outcomes. Disabilities can affect people in different ways, even when one person has the same type of disability as another person. Some disabilities may be hidden, known as invisible disability. There are many types of disabilities, such as those that affect a person's

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KP.IV.5 ACH d

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KP.IV.5 ACH d

Publisher

Geneva : United Nations., 2007

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viii, 150 hlm. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-92-9142-347-7

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KP.IV.5

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Penyandang ketidakmampuan
Disabilitas
Disabilities

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