Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a strategy within general community development which aims to deliver rehabilitation services in less developed countries. CBR programmes see the need to change attitudes and behaviour and promote social inclusion, to make services accessible and remove barriers to equalization of opportunities. While some approaches focus on rehabilitation through a medical perspective, it is becoming more common for CBR programmes to follow the social model of disability.
This key list mainly deals with resources relating to the needs of people who do not receive basic rehabilitation services. We welcome your suggestions: please send comments or suggested additions to sourceassistant@hi-uk.org.
Selected resources
Introductory resources
CBR : a strategy for rehabilitation, equalization of opportunities, poverty reduction and social inclusion of people with disabilities - joint position paper 2004
English
et al
2004
CBR experiences
Community-based rehabilitation as we have experienced it : voices of persons with disabilities (Part 1)
English
2002
Hopeful steps
English
Impact of CBR : impact of community-based rehabilitation programme in Karnataka India
English
et al
2012
Inclusion through community based rehabilitation : lessons learned in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia & Mozambique 2009 - 2011
English
2012
Linking CBR, disability and rehabilitation
English
Eds
2013
Manuals
CBR policy development and implementation
English
Eds
2009
CBR training manual
English
CBR: a participatory strategy in Africa
English
Ed
2002
Community-based rehabilitation : CBR guidelines
English
et al
2010
Community-based rehabilitation [whole issue]
English
Ed
2001
Disability-inclusive development toolkit
English
January 2015
Improving our CBR [whole issue]
English
Ed
1998
Practical newsletters
Improving our CBR [whole issue]
English
Ed
1998