EDGAR CORTES REYES

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (National University of Colombia), Movimiento Corporal Humano, Faculty Member

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Papers by EDGAR CORTES REYES

International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)

by Matilde Leonardi and EDGAR CORTES REYES

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2005

[An occupational evaluation of disabled people from a human abilities' viewpoint]

by EDGAR CORTES REYES and Marisol Moreno-Angarita

Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia)

Describing how a tool was designed for assessing disabled people in Colombia (called "Occupa... more Describing how a tool was designed for assessing disabled people in Colombia (called "Occupational evaluation of handicapped people in Colombia"). This was a multi-method study which consisted of five phases and a stakeholder participation-based strategy. The first stage of the multi-method research involved a literature review followed by expert judgment and then peer assessment of the tool; the fourth stage involved a pilot study and and a basic training course in occupational assessment involved the tool's socialisation with actors working in the field of occupational assessment, taking their suggestions into account for final adjustment of the tool. A tool was developed for the occupational assessment of disabled people in Colombia which was based on identifying their capabilities in terms of performance and general work skills to promote their inclusion in the workforce. Considering the Colombian state's responsibility for ensuring disabled people's right ...

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