A General Overview

HE MAIN purpose of this contribution is to take a broad approach to the problem of physical handicap in those aged 16 years and over..The physically handicapped include a range of conditions whichvary in origin, age of onset and have differing prognostic outlooks. They vary in their needs’ for services and for family and community support. Nevertheless there is every justification for categorising them in a single group because all share the’same disadvantage: restriction of physical or social function due to their handicaps. ’