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Currently there is a wide gap between the need and the
availability of rehabilitation services and the right kind of
human resources in the rehabilitation sector. Fundamental to all
these issues is the approach to disability rehabilitation;
through community based rehabilitation programmes, an approach
designed to enhance the quality of life for people with
disabilities through community initiatives
Human Resource Development in
Rehabilitation
Mobility India started the training programmes in 2002. The
objectives of the training programmes are-
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Develop appropriate
rehabilitation personnel to provide prosthetics/orthotics/
wheelchair and therapy services
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Develop personnel to promote
community based rehabilitation (CBR)
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Train health and other
allied personnel in rehabilitation
The
training programmes are aimed at creating professionals to work
at the grass root levels, who can bring about a positive change
in the disability scenario.
An
Overview …
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