Atlas country resources for neurological disorders

Atlas country resources for neurological disorders

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: World Health Organization, World Federation of Neurology
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, c2004.
Subjects:
People with disabilities > Civil rights.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc.
People with disabilities > Services for.
People with disabilities > Rehabilitation.
Barrier-free design > Law and legislation.
People with disabilities > Education.
People with disabilities > Employment.
Disabled Persons > statistics & numerical data.
Disabled Persons > rehabilitation.
Delivery of Health Care.
Disabled Children.
Education, Special.
Employment, Supported.
Health Policy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Understanding disability. What is disability?
  • Disability and human rights
  • Disability and development. 2. Disability: a global picture. Measuring disability
  • Prevalence of disability: difficulties in functioning
  • Health conditions
  • Demographics
  • The environment
  • Disability and poverty
  • Needs for services and assistance
  • Costs of disability
  • Conclusion and recommendations. 3. General health care. Understanding the health of people with disabilities
  • Addressing barriers to health care
  • Conclusion and recommendations. 4. Rehabilitation. Understanding rehabilitation
  • Addressing barriers to rehabilitation
  • Reforming policies, laws, and delivery systems
  • Developing funding mechanisms for rehabilitation
  • Increasing human resources for rehabilitation
  • Expanding and decentralizing service delivery
  • Increasing the use and affordability of technology
  • Expanding research and evidence-based practice
  • Conclusion and recommendations. 5. Assistance and support. Understanding assistance and support
  • Barriers to assistance and support
  • Addressing the barriers to assistance and support
  • Conclusion and recommendations. 6. Enabling environments. Understanding access to physical and information environments
  • Addressing the barriers in buildings and roads
  • Addressing the barriers in public transportation
  • Barriers to information and communication
  • Addressing the barriers to information and technology
  • Conclusion and recommendations. 7. Education. Educational participation and children with disability
  • Understanding education and disability
  • Barriers to education for children with disabilities
  • Addressing barriers to education
  • Conclusion and recommendations. 8. Work and employment. Understanding labour markets
  • Barriers to entering the labour market
  • Addressing the barriers to work and employment
  • Conclusion and recommendations. 9. The way forward: recommendations. Disability: a global concern
  • Recommendations
  • Conclusion.

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