[Excerpt] The issue of people with disabilities entering and working in the veterinary profession is necessarily an international one rather than a localized concern restricted to a few of the so-called developed countries. The reasons for this will be explored later in this article; at this stage, it is appropriate to give an outline of the work currently taking place in the United Kingdom—one...

Those of us who had attended the memorable first meeting immediately after the war, greeted each other as friends. had become a focus of interest and effort not only concerning the welfare of child victims of the war, but its principles could affect all our mental health work for children. Delegates from the 15 countries represented gave reports on activities in their countries which showed the...

The rate of disability is increase day by day all over the world .There are various type of Disabilities but the deaf persons are on second number among all types of disabilities.. In most of the countries disabled persons are supposed to be social liability on their family and in the society as awhile. Now days in developing countries it is difficult for normal persons to get suitable jobs. Wh...

N AN mA when the economic seI curity of individuals and of families is recognized as of great national importance, any threat to that security merits detailed study. For this reason, information on the extent of disability in the United States and on the characteristics of the disabled assumes major significance-both as an aid in evaluating the economic implications of disability and as an inde...

BACKGROUND Whilst broadly agreed in the literature that disability and poverty are closely interlinked, the empirical basis for this knowledge is relatively weak. OBJECTIVES To describe and discuss the current state of knowledge and to suggest the need for further generation of knowledge on disability and poverty. METHOD Two recent attempts at statistically analysing the situation for disab...

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This study investigated the reliability of a historical interview with 20 respondents with physical disabilities. An existing interview, the Occupational Role History, was modified and a companion rating scale was developed. Analysis of the test-retest and interrater reliabilities suggest that a stable clinical judgment can be formed from data gathered in a historical interview.

The following factors influencing vocational success or failure were selected and studied f()r their predictive value in a Rehabilitation Centre, age, family background, eEJ.lCationatlevel, work history and work level, motivation, mental ability and physical disability. Graded numerical scores from 1 to 3 were assigned to these factors according to Lane et aLl A cut-off score was tested and fou...

UNDER the Chairmanship of Mr. Kenneth Robinson, M.P., a whole session of the Fifth British National Conference on Social Welfare?held in London at the beginning of January 1964?was devoted to consideration of "Community Care". The groups selected as needing such care were "The Mentally Disordered"; "The Physically Handicapped"; "The Delinquent"; and "Children out of their own homes". (Preparato...