International views on disability measures moving toward comparative measurement

• Other Authors: Altman, Barbara Mandell., Barnartt, Sharon N.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2006.
• Series: Research in social science and disability ; v. 4.
• Subjects: Disability evaluation.; People with disabilities > Statistics.; Disability: social aspects.; Social Science > People with Disabilities.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849503945 (electronic bk.) : 184950394X (electronic bk.) : 0762312823 (hbk.)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 290 p.) : ill.

Disability policy has become an increasingly important issue in countries around the world. More and more, as populations are exposed to war and civil conflicts, natural disasters, environmental poisons along with the effects of normal aging, accidents and poverty, disability has become a growing pu...