§ Mr. David Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what definition of disablement is used by his Department.
§ Mr. RossiDisablement is a concept and its definition depends on the context in which it is being considered. In general, the Department sees disablement as a generic term embracing the separate concepts of impairment, disability and handicap as developed by the World Health344W Organisation and published in the manual "International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps".