An Assessment Of The Impact Of Cbr Services On The Situation Of People With Disabilities At Lideta Sub-city

This research was undertaken to assess the situations of PWDs before and after they havernreceived CBR services at Ledeta Sub-city. As the primary objective of CBR is to ensure thernequal participation and the right to use the community resources, the study tried to assess thernimpact of the rehabilitation on the social and psychological situations, their independentrnliving through income generation schemes, mobility skills and participation in the program.rnTo do this, 16 participants were selected purposively on the basis ofrn• The information that they have, about CBR services,rn• Ability to express their ideas, the caregivers' relationship that they have with thernPWDs,rn• And having received services at least for six years.rnTo this effect, the primary sources of the data were five people with different disabilities, sixrncaregivers, two school teachers and three CBR workers including the manager of thernorganization. Written documents were also used as secondary data sources. To collect thernnecessary data semi structured interview, FGD, observation checklist and document analysisrnguide have been used.rnAfter the interview was made with eleven participants separately, the FGD held at AbbayMinichrnschool with five discussants. Then, the data was analyzed qualitatively.rnAs it is shown in the finding, prior to the coming of Handicap National to the sub-city, thernattitude of the community towards PWDs was not positive. Many of the PWDs therefore werernhurt both socially and psychologically.rnHowever, for the past eight years, using mass media, workshops, dramas, coffee-ceremonyrnand other activities, the Handicap National has brought a significant change in the life ofrnPWDs. Although there are still under achievements in regard to vocational rehabilitationrnand participation of the clients, changes have been observed in relation to the social,rnpsychological, educational developments of the PWD who had received services from therncenter and the awareness of the community. But, the equal participation and vocationalrnrehabilitation of the clients should be improved

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