title: A comparison of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health to the disability tax credit.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Disability Tax Credit (DTC) Certification is an assessment tool used to provide Canadians with disability tax relief The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a universal framework for defining disability.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the DTC and familiarize occupational therapists with the process of mapping measures to the ICF classification system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Concepts within the DTC were identified and mapped to appropriate ICF codes (Cieza et al., 2005).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The DTC was linked to 45 unique ICF codes (16 Body Functions, 19 Activities and Participation, and 8 Environmental Factors).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The DTC encompasses various domains of the ICF; however, there is no consideration of Personal Factors, Body Structures, and key aspects of Activities and Participation. Refining the DTC to address these aspects will provide an opportunity for fair and just determinations for those who experience disability.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Rehabilitation Science, Elborn College, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. acontib@uwo.ca
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conti-Becker
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doralp
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fayed
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kean
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lencucha
authors.forename: Rhysa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leyshon
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mersich
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Phillip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019464:Tax Exemption / Q000145:classification*