The Selected Readings goes a long way to addressing that gap. The ten chapters cover basic concepts as well as outlining good practice and research activity. This is a much needed book and will be of value to all those working in the CBR field across the world. I hope the book will not only encourage those already working in the field but will also encourage governments, NGOs and local communities to develop programmes where none exist. It is an excellent book and I hope it has the impact that it deserves.
Foreword v
The Role of NGOs in the Process of Empowerment and Social Transformation 1
of People with Disabilities
Raymond Lang
Disability and Culture 21
Peter Coleridge
Community Participation: Uncovering its Meanings in CBR 39
William Boyce, Catherine Lysack
CBR Action Research : Current Status and Future Trends 55
Penny Price, Pim Kuipers
Developing CBR Through Evaluation 69
William Boyce, Sandra Ballantyne
A Discussion of Some Critical Aspects in Planning of Community Based Rehabilitation 84
Maya Thomas, M.J. Thomas
Training of CBR Personnel 96
Sheila Win
Preparing Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists for Community Based Rehabilitation 109
Robyn L Twible, Elizabeth C. Henley
Current Status of CBR in Africa: A Review 127
Geert Vanneste
Community Based Rehabilitation in China: A Commentary 136
Sheila Purves