[PDF] 2020 Universal Registration Document – Air Liquide

Where do people use the ICF?

• People use the ICF across broad sectors including health, disability, rehabilitation, community care, insurance, social security, employment, education, economics, social policy, legislation and environmental design and modification. The ICF offers an international, scientific tool to study disability, in all its dimensions.

What is the ICF classification system?

• The ICF is a multipurpose classification system designed to serve various disciplines and sectors — for example in education and transportation as well as in health and community services — and across different countries and cultures.

What is the International Classification of Functioning Disability & Health (ICF)?

• The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a framework for describing and organising information on functioning and disability. It provides a standard language and a conceptual basis for the definition and measurement of health and disability.

When did the ICF come out?

• The ICF was approved for use by the World Health Assembly in 2001, after extensive testing across the world involving people with disabilities and people from a range of relevant disciplines. A companion classification for children and youth (ICF-CY) was published in 2007. The ICF integrates the major models of disability.