TY - BOOK ID - 4914600 TI - A guide to international recommandations on names and symbols for quantities and on units of measurement PY - 1975 VL - 2 SN - 9240685219 9789240685215 9789240686366 9789240686373 9789241564182 PB - Genève : OMS [Organisation Mondiale de la Santé] = WHO [World Health Organization], DB - UniCat KW - Weights and measures KW - Names KW - Weights and Measures KW - Standards KW - standards KW - Units KW - Metric system KW - Metrologie (Maateenheden, symbolen) KW - Measurement, Units of KW - Physics KW - International metric system KW - International system of units KW - SI (Weights and measures) KW - SI-metric KW - Métrologie (Unités de mesures, symboles) KW - Metric system. KW - Units of measurement. KW - Names. KW - standards. KW - Units of measurement KW - Barrier-free design KW - People with disabilities KW - Handicapped services KW - Disability law KW - Supported employment KW - Persons KW - Disabilities KW - Sociology of disability KW - Cripples KW - Disabled KW - Disabled people KW - Disabled persons KW - Handicapped KW - Handicapped people KW - Individuals with disabilities KW - People with physical disabilities KW - Persons with disabilities KW - Physically challenged people KW - Physically disabled people KW - Physically handicapped KW - Building laws KW - Law and legislation KW - Civil rights KW - Education KW - Employment KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Rehabilitation KW - Services for KW - Mesures physiques KW - Unites de mesure KW - Sciences KW - Normes KW - Abreviations UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4914600 AB - About 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experience significant difficulties in functioning. The global disability prevalence is higher than previous WHO estimates, which date from the 1970s and suggested a figure of around 10%. This global estimate for disability is on the rise due to population ageing and the rapid spread of chronic diseases, as well as improvements in the methodologies used to measure disability. Provides the first global estimates of persons with disabilities in 40 years and an overview of the status of disability in the world. New research shows that almost one-fifth of the estimated global total of persons living with disabilities, or between 110-190 million, encounter significant difficulties. The report stresses that few countries have adequate mechanisms in place to respond to the needs of people with disabilities. Barriers include stigma and discrimination, lack of adequate health care and rehabilitation services; and inaccessible transport, buildings and information and communication technologies. As a result, people with disabilities experience poorer health, lower educational achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities. Reviews evidence about the situation of people with disabilities around the world. Following chapters on understanding disability and measuring disability, the report contains topic-specific chapters on health; rehabilitation; assistance and support; enabling environments; education; and employment. Within each chapter, there is a discussion of the barriers confronted, and case studies showing how countries have succeeded in addressing these by promoting good practice. In its final chapter, the report offers nine concrete recommendations for policy and practice which if put in place could lead to real improvements in the lives of people with disability. ER -