New Trend in the Construction of Service System for the Disabled in ICF Philosophy

A series of historic breakthrough was made in China′s undertakings for disabled in the period of "11th-Five-Year Plan". However, many difficulties still exist in such areas as education, rehabilitation, nursing, culture and sports, barrier-free facilities, employment security. Still, problems include incomplete service system, narrow coverage, large gap between urban and rural areas, inadequate investment, lack of service facilities and professionals. This situation can neither solve the special difficulties and basic demand of the disabled effectively, nor the individual and diversified service needs in the future. In order to promote the rapid development of the cause of the disabled in "12th-Five-Year Plan" in China, this paper, based on the development of undertakings for disabled and the analysis of ICF classification system, explains the reform, reconstruction of the model and its enlightenment of ICF philosophy. It also discusses the positive influence of ICF on the service system construction of disabled and points out its future development trend: sharing the world′s concepts and terms, adopting the function orientation of the obstacle model, leading obstacle service model of many fields, applying ICF classification system to disability prevention and related policy making.