title: [International classification of functioning, disability and disability certification in Colombia].
abstract: Certifying disability in Colombia has been demanded by disabled people; the country has assumed such challenge within the frame work of current legislation and international agreements signed by Colombia. A model of international classification of functioning (ICF), disability and healthwas thus adopted as it has been validated internationally in several studies; it incorporates international standards thereby allowing reliable evaluation of individuals' functional status. This essayinitially defines the concept of disabilityand locates it within a historical context leading to current ICF domain structure and categories. Such instrument provides a common, wide-ranging framework for providing suitable allocation of services and general and specific benefits, while assessing the differential between disabled people's current performance and their potential.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, , gapinedao@unal.edu.co.
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cortés-Reyes
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, , gapinedao@unal.edu.co.
authors.forename: Leidy T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Riveros
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, , gapinedao@unal.edu.co.
authors.forename: Gustavo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pineda-Ortiz
mesh_terms: D003105:Colombia; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D064702:International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; D012926:Social Control, Formal