Fuchs Julia, Ohnuseit Sarah
Leipzig University, Institute of German Language and Literature, Beethovenstraße 15, 04107, Leipzig, Germany.
Herz-Jesu-Haus Kühr, Zentrum für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung, Kührer Fürsorge GmbH, Markstraße 62, 56332, Niederfell, Germany.
Disabil Health J. 2025 Jan;18(1):101689. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101689. Epub 2024 Aug 22.
The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the international standard for the description of functioning and disability, completely ignores a specific form of accessible communication despite its potential to improve functioning and reduce disability: Easy Language, a form of standard language with substantially reduced linguistic complexity. Starting with a proposal for how and where Easy Language could be appropriately integrated into the ICF, the commentary then outlines the various benefits and opportunities for social policy that could be associated with doing so. It also notes several potential challenges involved in this process. If used correctly, the integration of Easy Language into the ICF could prove useful for both professional users of the ICF and Easy Language target groups.
世界卫生组织的《国际功能、残疾和健康分类》（ICF）是描述功能和残疾的国际标准，尽管一种特定形式的无障碍沟通方式有改善功能和减少残疾的潜力，但该标准完全忽视了它：简明语言，一种语言复杂性大幅降低的标准语言形式。本评论首先提出了将简明语言适当地纳入ICF的方式和地点的建议，接着概述了这样做可能给社会政策带来的各种益处和机会。它还指出了这一过程中涉及的几个潜在挑战。如果使用得当，将简明语言纳入ICF可能对ICF的专业使用者和简明语言的目标群体都有用。
