Situational analysis of disabilities and rehabilitation in the English-speaking Caribbean

ABSTRACT

A situational analysis of the status of persons with disabilities and rehabilitation services in the english-speaking Caribbean was carried out during a three month period, March-May 1993 and was updated in February, 1994, by Dr. M. J. Thorburn and Mrs Geraldine Maison-Halls, PAHO/WHO short term consultants ... The analysis revealed that although rehabilitation services are in operation in all the countries, there is a great disparity between needs and available resources resulting in a serious deficit in services. The study highlighted a number of issues which have implications for effective planning and programming in rehabilitation. Included in the list of issues are the following; disability statistics, rehabilitation policies, rehabilitation service needs, manpower development, public education, community networking, CBR delivery models and research