Barriers Experienced By International Classification Of Functioning

Introduction
Barriers are experienced by people with a disability in everyday situations, these barriers can be functional, social and emotional. Physical barriers are often seen as the most obvious barriers however International Classification of Functioning (ICF) by the World Health Organisation refers to the factors that produce further barriers for people with disabilities. Three different physical barriers that may be experienced by a person with a physical disability will be discussed and how these go to create barriers in a personal context.
ICF
In more recent times a broader and more modern view of health and disability has been expressed by society and organisations, such as the World Health Organisation through acknowledgement that every human being could potentially experience a degree of disability in their life through a change in health or environment. This is clearly outlined through the
“A person’s ability to access information, services and facilities is affected by a number of factors, including the degree of disability, type of disability, the physical environment and staff attitude and understanding” (Department of health, 2016, section 4). Buses and transport need appropriate resources in order for people using wheelchairs to access and use these modes of transport. Buses and trains both need ramps for access on and off, sometimes this is not organized and when the train stops a person using a wheelchair is left with a major gap between them and the platform. This can make the person feel valuable and rely on others to help them find an ulterior way off. Buses swipe and go is set at a high that is unattainable for someone in a wheelchair and could leave to anxiety in using forms of public transportation and possibly forcing them to use often unresponsive and expensive taxi