Rehabilitation Today
Stephen Mattingly(Editor)
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published in December 1977
Book
Paperback/Softback
181 pages
978-0-906141-00-7 (ISBN)
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Description
HIS book is based on a series of papers first published in Update during T 1974 and 1975. When they originally appeared they attracted attention from workers in many fields connected with rehabilitation, and it was clear that their appeal stretched far beyond the usual readership of Update. The papers present a unique collection of information on aspects of rehabilita- tion, and their publication as a single volume has been requested by many. Since their original publication the papers have been revised. There have been many changes in the organisation of government and voluntary services, including, for example, changes in the law relating to the mobility allowance. These changes have been incorporated in the revision, and the book now presents an up-to-date account of the various aspects of rehabilitation including the services provided by government and voluntary organisations, relevant legislation, the provision of aids and appliances and problems affecting particular disability groups. If it is concerned principally with the physically disabled this is because they appear numerically to be the most important.
HIS book is based on a series of papers first published in Update during T 1974 and 1975. When they originally appeared they attracted attention from workers in many fields connected with rehabilitation, and it was clear that their appeal stretched far beyond the usual readership of Update. The papers present a unique collection of information on aspects of rehabilita- tion, and their publication as a single volume has been requested by many. Since their original publication the papers have been revised. There have been many changes in the organisation of government and voluntary services, including, for example, changes in the law relating to the mobility allowance. These changes have been incorporated in the revision, and the book now presents an up-to-date account of the various aspects of rehabilitation including the services provided by government and voluntary organisations, relevant legislation, the provision of aids and appliances and problems affecting particular disability groups. If it is concerned principally with the physically disabled this is because they appear numerically to be the most important.
HIS book is based on a series of papers first published in Update during T 1974 and 1975. When they originally appeared they attracted attention from workers in many fields connected with rehabilitation, and it was clear that their appeal stretched far beyond the usual readership of Update. The papers present a unique collection of information on aspects of rehabilita- tion, and their publication as a single volume has been requested by many. Since their original publication the papers have been revised. There have been many changes in the organisation of government and voluntary services, including, for example, changes in the law relating to the mobility allowance. These changes have been incorporated in the revision, and the book now presents an up-to-date account of the various aspects of rehabilitation including the services provided by government and voluntary organisations, relevant legislation, the provision of aids and appliances and problems affecting particular disability groups. If it is concerned principally with the physically disabled this is because they appear numerically to be the most important.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Publishing group
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
129 black & white illustrations, biography
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 230 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-906141-00-7 (9780906141007)
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Content
1. Introduction.- 2. The Need for Rehabilitation.- 3. Hospital Services.- 4. Medical Rehabilitation Centres.- 5. Community Services.- 6. Resettlement in the Community.- 7. Voluntary Organisations Concerned with Disabled People.- 8. Employment and Training Services.- 9. Special Centres.- 10. Demonstration Centres.- 11. Designing for the Disabled.- 12. Aids and Appliances.- 13. Wheelchairs and Powered Vehicles.- 14. The Handicapped Child.- 15. The Young Amputee.- 16. Rehabilitation of the Elderly.- 17. The Elderly Lower Limb Amputee.- 18. The Severely Disabled.- 19. The Mentally III.- 20. The Neurological Patient.- 21. The Newly Blind.- 22. Deafness.- 23. The Arthritic Patient.- 24. Helping the Injured.- 25. Paraplegia.- Appendices.