Purpose This article describes the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and its application to speech, language, and hearing. The article describes the ICF and its purpose, development, contents, and coding. It also discusses how the framework is being used by speech-language pathologists and audiologists in clinical practice and research to investigate body structures and their functions and any restrictions these may place on an individual's ability to participate in activities.
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