Dr. Rishee Patel
Introduction: As the world is changing, old concepts and attitude have to be changed, so as the roles for disabled persons. This paper is attempted to analyse such phenomenon and seek the efforts of all people to take up new roles. Rehabilitation medicine has made great progress and become prevalent worldwide. The meaning of rehabilitation has become narrower and narrower. Namely, when we talk of rehabilitation, more frequently than not, we refer to rehabilitation medicine, a term that bears the meaning of functional training, and in extreme case, it is interpreted as independent walking or activities of daily living. Now disabilities are becoming more severe, more varied and that the rapid growth of the elderly population is evident. If too much stress is laid on the importance of physical independence, those severely disabled and the elderly may be treated as “drop-outs”. While we are building institutions, installing equipment and educating paramedical staff, the self-help spirit and mutual-help state of mind become se