The World Report on Disability and its implications for rehabilitation psychology.
OBJECTIVE
This study reviewed the World Report on Disability (World Health Organization & World Bank, 2011) and explored its implications for rehabilitation psychology.


METHODS
Key findings and recommendations were identified within the World Report and issues that are salient to the profession, practice and research within rehabilitation psychology were highlighted.


RESULTS
The World Report has a particular emphasis on disability in low-income countries, where the majority of people with disabilities live. Despite the origins and development of rehabilitation psychology within high-income countries, the profession has much to contribute to addressing many of the challenges identified in the World Report. Specific targeted contributions might include addressing the human resources for health crisis in rehabilitation; developing prosocial and community-based interventions and programs; helping to identify and overcome difficulties to accessing health care; refining the measurement and classification of disability; and strengthening research, policy and advocacy for and with people with disabilities.


CONCLUSIONS
The World Report on Disability presents exciting and challenging opportunities that exist for rehabilitation psychology practitioners and researchers, and for the profession itself.
Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin.
Malcolm
M
MacLachlan
CBM-Nossal Institute Partnership for Disability Inclusive Development, Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne University.
Hasheem
H
Mannan
D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014943:Global Health; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D038622:Internationality; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D012106:Research; D014480:United Nations; D014944:World Health Organization