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Community Based Rehabilitation

(CBR)
CBR may be defined, according to three United Nation Agencies, ILO, UNESCO, and the
WHO, as a "strategy within community development for the rehabilitation, equalization of
opportunities, and social integration of all people with disabilities. CBR is implemented through
the combined efforts of disabled people themselves, their families and communities, and the
appropriate health, education, vocational and social services" (WHO, 1994) Click me for a more
complete description. It differs from Independent Living in that, according to Lysack (1994), the
entire community is the target of CBR programs;.the CBR model is one of community
development or partnership; IL ideology places control squarely with disabled consumers.
The United States builds the best rehabilitation institutions in the world. People don't live in
institutions though; they live in their community. They should be rehabilitated (or habilitated) in
their community by and with people in their community. This page is dedicated to the
proposition that rehabilitation is too important to be left to professionals.
The purpose of this web page is to facilitate the worldwide exchange of CBR information. By
sharing this information I expect to learn of methods or programs in developing countries, that
may be beneficial in the rural southwest USA. Please tell me what CBR programs you think have
practices or methods that could be replicated in the USA. As an example, in one country there is
a CBR program in which people travel from village to village to put on a puppet show that
conveys the message that pregnant woman should not drink alcohol as that may cause birth
defects. In the Southwest USA, particularly with Native American Indian populations, we have a
high incidence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Perhaps a "puppet show" type program can
help prevent developmental disabilities in the USA. I would like to hear your ideas.

You can learn more about me by visiting my Homepage at http://www.GenosPlace.org

(everyone loves the photo galleries). I can also be reached at:
Gene R Rodgers
1941 Gaston Place
Apt. 122

Austin, TX 78723
phone: 512-929-7776
Email: Geno@GenosPlace.org

I would also like to hear your thoughts on:

The difference between CBR and rural rehabilitation programs.

The difference between traditional CBR programs and new programs promoted as CBR
programs in developed countries.
Your recommendations on making this web site more useful or more readable.

I have included two pdf files you can download. The first file compares CBR with Independent
Living. The second describes an early intervention program called Portage. You will need Adobe
Acrobat 3.0 to read these files. If you don't have Acrobat you can download it free from
http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

The following two files are chapters from the report I wrote about CBR.
CBR and Independent Living
Portage

If you have technical problems downloading or opening these stories, please let me know
Geno@CBRresources.org

CBR Web Sites

http://cbrresources.org/Bangladesh.html
SARPV-Bangladesh
1/2, Kazi Nazrul Islam Road
Block-G, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207 Miling: G.P.O. Box : 4208
Dhaka - 1000, Bangladesh
Email: shaque@bd.drik.net
Phone 880-2-819271
FAX 880-2-819774
Executive Director - Shahidul Haque
The organization known as SARPV (Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically
Vulnerable) was formed on the 17th April, 1988. The field level activities started in 1991 with a

skill training center for the orthopeadically disabled persons at Mohammadpur of the capital city.
Necessarily it is a social product. Realization of disabled persons themselves during their pursuit
of education and job in the existing reality gave rise to a movement named SARPV.
http://www.healthwrights.org
HealthWrights
964 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto CA 94301
USA
Phone (415) 325-7500
Fax: (415) 325-1080
Email: office@healthwrights.org
HealthWrights is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the health, basic rights,
social equality, and self-determination of disadvantaged persons and groups. We believe that
health for all people is only possible in a global society where the guiding principles are sharing,
mutual assistance, and respect for cultural and individual differences. David Werner, a founding
member of HealthWrights, helped develop many CBR programs, including Project PROJIMO,
and is author of "Where There is No Doctor", which has been translated into 83 different
languages. See the books David has authored or co-authored.