Question

Advantages and disadvantages of community based rehabilitation

Answer 1

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✔✔India has more than one billon population distributed over 27 States & 7 Union Territories that are further divided into 557 administrative units called districts.


✔✔ About 78% population lives in rural areas. There are about 5% of persons with disabilities (estimated disabled population 6 crores). These are relatively conservative estimates. Some sources estimated 10-11% of the total population with disabilities, implying 100-110 millions. About 15% of people who live in urban areas have access to some kind of rehabilitation service whereas in rural areas it is only 1%. On average 5-10% person with disabilities has access to basic rehabilitation services (1).


✔✔Earlier understanding was Impairment leads to Disability but the most significant aspect of the change in present days, is the recognition, that role of people with disabilities can be limited in their participation in family, community and societal roles not merely because of physical or mental impairments, but because of societal attitudes and environmental barriers.

Answer 2

India has more than one billon population distributed over 27 States & 7 Union Territories that are further divided into 557 administrative units called districts.

About 78% population lives in rural areas. There are about 5% of persons with disabilities (estimated disabled population 6 crores). These are relatively conservative estimates. Some sources estimated 10-11% of the total population with disabilities, implying 100-110 millions. About 15% of people who live in urban areas have access to some kind of rehabilitation service whereas in rural areas it is only 1%. On average 5-10% person with disabilities has access to basic rehabilitation services.

Earlier understanding was Impairment leads to Disability but the most significant aspect of the change in present days, is the recognition, that role of people with disabilities can be limited in their participation in family, community and societal roles not merely because of physical or mental impairments, but because of societal attitudes and environmental barriers.