TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - An Overview of Rehabilitation Medicine A1 - Mitra, Raj A2 - Mitra, Raj PY - 2019 T2 - Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine AB - Disability is a moral and global issue that affects over 1 billion people, one in seven individuals, or roughly 15% of the global population.1 The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized that global disability adversely affects human rights and basic public health (Fig. 1–1). Based upon data from the WHO, disability disproportionately affects individuals who suffer from poverty, and may decrease access to health care, education, and employment.2 Those who suffer from disability are more likely to have had a violation of basic human rights; be abused; and suffer discrimination, violence, and loss of autonomy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159827070 ER -