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Community Based Rehabilitation, an Urban
Experience
Foreword
This
document describes the experience of a team of professionals, community
volunteers and people with disability in an urban area in implementing a
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) project. The aim of the project was to
improve the quality of Life (QOL) of People With Disability (PWD), their
families and communities, using a problem solving approach. It also
describes their experience in enhancing awareness of issues related to
disability prevention and its management in the local communities.
The
team used the WHO Manual on Disability as the basic guide,
adding from the experience of team members and consultants from various areas
of expertise. This is not a report of our project. Nor it is a manual on
community-based rehabilitation. We hope that the sharing of our experiences
will enable others to take up the challenge to work for and with people with
disability in their communities to improve their quality of life.
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