GUEST EDITORIAL

 

The right to rehabilitation: From policy development to implementation

 

 

Theresa Lorenzo

BSc Ot (Wits), MSc OT UCT, PhD UCT; Associate Professor, Disability Studies Programme, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

 

 

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References

1. Cementwala, Mariyam A. Rehabilitation International's position paper on the Right to [Rehabilitation. Disability World, Issue no. 23 April-May.         [ Links ]

2. ODP, White Paper on An Integrated National Disability Strategy. Pretoria: Government Press,1997.         [ Links ]

3. Department of Health, National Rehabilitation Policy. Pretoria: Government Press, 2000.         [ Links ]

4. UN, United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. New York: UN,2006.         [ Links ]

5. Stein, Michael Ashley. Quick Overview of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Its Implications for Americans with Disabilities, Mental & Physical Disability L. Rep. 679 (2007) (http://heinonline.org)        [ Links ]

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