Disability and Self-Help: A Case Study of the Spinal Injuries Association.

Oliver, Mike; Hasler, Frances

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ERIC Number: EJ358078

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Publication Date: 1987

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Disability and Self-Help: A Case Study of the Spinal Injuries Association.

Oliver, Mike; Hasler, Frances

Disability, Handicap and Society, v2 n2 p113-25 1987

The important role of the self-help approach in helping persons deal with medical, emotional, and practical effects of a sudden disability is considered in a discussion of the work of the Spinal Injuries Association in Britain. Services that can be provided and controlled by disabled persons are described. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disabilities, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Injuries, Quality of Life, Self Help Programs, Social Support Groups, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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