DISABILITY EVALUATION

Course overview

IMPAIRMENT AND DISABILITY ARE A CONCERN FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE. INJURY, ILLNESS, OR DISEASE THAT INHIBITS AN INDIVIDUAL FROM PARTICIPATING IN THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, OR WORK ENVIRONMENT CAN HAVE WIDESPREAD EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES AND LIVELIHOOD. THIS ARTICLE SUCCINCTLY PRESENTS RELEVANT TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS, IMPORTANT CONCEPTS SUCH AS DISABILITY CLAIMS AND RETURN TO WORK, AND INTRODUCES THE IMPAIRMENT RATING SYSTEM.