Disability Inclusion Matters

   Abstract Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are bona fide citizens in every country and as such have equal rights to development opportunities provided for other citizens of the nation. It is observed that a number of persons with disabilities  have become a burden to the society, rather than contributing members of their communities and nation at large. This is because they have been neglected by society and the government has failed in its responsibility to properly empower and invest in them for national development. In addition, PWDs in some countries are negatively regarded as environmental nuisance and wastage in the society as many of them are involved in begging all because of lack of sustainable rehabilitation. In spite of the numerous challenges posed by the handicapping conditions, persons with disabilities are blessed with a wide range of skills and talents which are needed for utilization and national development. If persons with disabilities are to be transformed into p

        Abstract The numbers of persons with disabilities (PWDs) worldwide, and particularly in the developing countries, are increasing due to wars, conflicts, vehicular accidents, chronic diseases, mental impairment, birth defects and malnutrition. Many of these PWDs face participation-restriction in activities of life. Thus, rehabilitation seeks to remove or reduce the handicapping effects of disability and lead to an improvement in the quality of life of the PWDs. Therefore, This paper reviews the institutional-based rehabilitation (IBR) and community-based rehabilitation (CBR) approaches for rehabilitation. Other areas entail in the paper are conceptual definitions of rehabilitation and persons with disabilities. The paper ends with a conclusion as well. Keywords: Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Institutional-Based Rehabilitation (IBR), Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR). Introduction There are different responses to the issues associated with disabilities. Clearly, eliminati