The International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Response to the WHO Disability Action Plan

Introduction: The WHO Global Disability Action Plan 2014 – 2021 “better health for all people with disabilities” [1] is a milestone on the way to implement the UN-convention of the rights of people with disabilities [2]. The Action Plan responds to the World Report on Disability [3] is at the same time a chance and an opportunity for the medical specialty of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine [4] and its world organisation, the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) [5]. It aims at “optimal health, functioning, well-being and human rights for all persons with disabilities” and ha…