Is any wheelchair better than no wheelchair? A Zimbabwean perspective
Background: Within a rights-based paradigm, wheelchairs are essential in the promotion of user autonomy, dignity, freedom, inclusion and participation. Objectives: This paper aimed to describe a group of Zimbabwean wheelchair users’ satisfaction with wheelchairs, wheelchair services and wheelchair...
Main Authors: | Surona Visagie, Tecla Mlambo, Judith van der Veen, Clement Nhunzvi, Deborah Tigere, Elsje Scheffler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2015-11-01
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Series: | African Journal of Disability |
Online Access: | https://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/201 |
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