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Access to rehabilitation services for persons with physical disabilities

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dc.contributor.author Avoke, A. Y.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-08-09T15:11:31Z
dc.date.available 2024-08-09T15:11:31Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/4228
dc.description A Thesis in the Department of SPECIAL EDUCATION Faculty of EDUCATIONAL STUDIES submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfilment of the requirements for award of the Master of Philosophy SPECIAL EDUCATION degree. MAY, 2017 en_US
dc.description.abstract This was a qualitative study focused on access to rehabilitation services for persons with physical disabilities at the Salvation Army Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Training Center at Agona- Duakwa in the Central Region of Ghana. Data was collected and analyzed thematically with the use of document scrutiny which enabled for data triangulation during the analysis process. Results indicated that persons with physical disabilities had three main types of access to the Center which are, physical, service and personnel access which made their rehabilitation sessions meaningful. Also persons with physical disabilities felt their aptitudes and interest were determining factors in the rehabilitation process. The results revealed interestingly that persons with disabilities felt their service providers should take the lead in decisions that concern their rehabilitation process as such they had very little to say on how services they received could be improved. Prominent among their challenges was finance, as most of the persons were now involved in vocational training for independent living. The study recommends that the management of the Salvation Army Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Training Center need to organize regular in-service training for all their staff involved in the provision of rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities. The training should include new strategies for service provision, collaboration and strategies for fund raising. This would in the long run improve service delivery, address the issue of funds and foster stronger relationships between the Center and other organizations. The Center with the help of the Ministry of Health should employ more staff to address the issue of long waiting times and the issue of staff-patient-ratio. This will enable the service providers render better services and improve on the overall quality of the service delivery process. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Education, Winneba en_US
dc.subject rehabilitation en_US
dc.subject physical disabilities en_US
dc.subject rehabilitation services en_US
dc.title Access to rehabilitation services for persons with physical disabilities en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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