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. 2019 Jul 5;15(1-2):e1006. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1006

Table 2.

Intervention subcategories

CBR Pillar (intervention category) Component (intervention subcategory) Examples
Health Promotion Parent/family training and education, support health promotion campaigns and health care provider training
Prevention Avoidance of war; improvement of the educational, economic and social status of the least privileged groups; identification of types of impairment and their causes within defined geographical areas; introduction of specific intervention measures through better nutritional practices; improvement of health services, early detection and diagnosis; prenatal and postnatal care; proper health care instruction, including patient and physician education; family planning; legislation and regulations; modification of life‐styles; selective placement services, education regarding environmental hazards; and the fostering of better informed and strengthened families and communities
Medical care Periodic health screening, evaluation of traumatic injuries, access to early treatment
Rehabilitation Training in self‐care activities, including mobility, communication and daily living skills, with special provisions as needed, for example, for the hearing impaired, the visually impaired and the mentally retarded, vocational rehabilitation services (including vocational guidance), vocational training, cognitive behaviour therapy, cognitive stimulation, rehabilitation and training, activity therapy centres, supportive therapy, stress‐management interventions/psychosocial support, trauma informed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, interpersonal therapy, modification of environment, trauma informed therapies.
Assistive devices Provision of appliances (ortheses, prostheses, hearing aids, etc.), devices such as day calendars with symbol pictures for people with cognitive impairment, communication boards and speech synthesisers for people with speech impairment
Education Early child development Speech and language therapist, physiotherapy, gait training, occupational therapy
Inclusive social services and child protection
Nonformal Community‐based‐sports programme, faith‐based schools, home‐based learning, play groups
Inclusive early childhood education
Primary Provision of learning material and special equipment (Braille, audio cassettes, sign language, etc.)
Secondary and higher Recruitment and training of specialised teachers
Resource rooms
Bypass intervention
Life‐long learning Explicit social skills interventions, adult literacy programmes, continuing education, life and survival skills
Livelihood Skills development Training opportunities for jobs, home‐based trainings, vocational training, training in mainstream institutions and community‐based trainings
Self‐employment Income generation programme
Waged employment Realistic quota legislation in jobs and participation in labour intensive public works programmes
Financial services Access to credit, health insurance coverage
Social protection International legislation like universal declaration of human rights, Social insurance schemes, birth registration, social assistance intervention, referral services
Social Relationship, marriage and family Family planning accessible to disabled, media campaigns and religious leaders
Personal assistance Accommodation support, home modifications, self‐help groups and Disabled People Organisations (DPOs)
Culture, religion and arts Promoting use of art for social change like positive portrayal, silent theatres, complementary therapy in the form of art, and music. Inclusive art education, diversity trainings, encouraging inclusion in mainstream cultural programmes, work with spiritual and religious leaders, and groups
Sports, recreation and leisure Provision of adapted sports equipment, organisation of inclusive sports events, linking people with disabilities to mainstream recreation and sporting clubs/associations, positive media coverage of disability recreation, using recreation and sport to raise awareness about inclusion, advocate alongside disabled people's organisations and appropriate training
Access to justice Legal awareness, identification of available resources like local leaders, DPO's, legal centres, legal aid. Promoting legal rights and empowerment, inheritance right, community, or legal aid centre
Empowerment Social mobilisation Find about the community
Building trust and credibility within community
Raise awareness in the community
Motivate the community to participate
Bringing stakeholder together
Capacity building
Celebrating achievements
Political participation Reservation of position in public and political institution
Development of political awareness
Access to political process
Disability awareness within political system
Language and communication Speech and language therapy, deaf clubs, stroke clubs, self‐advocacy, interventions removing communication barriers
Self‐help groups and Disabled People's Organisations Creating joint resources like training material, community directories, advocating rights of persons with disability, partnership with existing self‐help groups
Advocacy and Governance National prevention programmes against certain illnesses (polio, leprosy)
Establishment/reinforcement of a Special Education Service in the Ministry of Education
Establishment/reinforcement of medical rehabilitation centres
Legislative reforms: elimination of all forms of discrimination
Mandating healthy behaviour as childhood immunisation/seat belts etc.
Raising awareness on human rights through media
Appropriate budgetary allocation