Are therapists aware of the needs of people with disabilities?

This article challenges therapists to find out what the needs of people with disability are before planning community based rehabilitation services. It also establishes that therapists and people with disabilities have different ideas about the needs of people with disability.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Petrick, S. Homer, R. Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1999-02-01
Series:South African Journal of Physiotherapy
Subjects:
Online Access:https://sajp.co.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/557
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description This article challenges therapists to find out what the needs of people with disability are before planning community based rehabilitation services. It also establishes that therapists and people with disabilities have different ideas about the needs of people with disability.
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Are therapists aware of the needs of people with disabilities?
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title Are therapists aware of the needs of people with disabilities?
title_full Are therapists aware of the needs of people with disabilities?
title_fullStr Are therapists aware of the needs of people with disabilities?
title_full_unstemmed Are therapists aware of the needs of people with disabilities?
title_short Are therapists aware of the needs of people with disabilities?
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