Table 1.

World Health Organization Definition of Disability^*

“Umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations or participation restrictions,” conceiving “a person's functioning and disability ... as a dynamic interaction between health conditions (diseases, disorders, injuries, traumas, etc.) and contextual factors,” including the social, attitudinal, and physical environments and personal attributes

^*From the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health approved by the World Health Organization in 2001