RT Book, Section A1 Mitra, Raj A2 Mitra, Raj SR Print(0) ID 1159827070 T1 An Overview of Rehabilitation Medicine T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071793339 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159827070 RD 2024/11/03 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.