Deviating from the Norm: a Sceptical Interrogation of the Classificatory Practices of the ICF

Author: Karen Whalley Hammell

Source: The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 67, Number 9, 1 September 2004 , pp. 408-411(4)

Publisher: College of Occupational Therapists

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Abstract:

The World Health Organisation's systems for classifying disability have been embraced, largely uncritically, by occupational therapists. In contrast, disability theorists critique the idea of normality against which judgements of deviance are made, challenge the privilege to make such judgements and contest the belief that the outcome of classification is necessarily benign or benevolent. Because systems for classifying impairments have been used to justify human rights' abuses, they cannot be used uncritically. Accordingly, this opinion piece draws on the work of disability theorists to undertake a sceptical interrogation of the classificatory practices of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

Document Type: Short communication

Publication date: 2004-09-01

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