Discusses the objectives of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and raises questions relating the need for rehabilitation with the needs of the cultures of Hawaii and the Pacific Basin. (RK)

The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific (REHAB) is a highly-specialized medical hospital dedicated to the rehabilitation of the handicapped. Its primary concern is with the care of neurological, orthopedic, or cardiovascular conditions which result in physical impairment. Discusses its personnel, goals, and services. (Author/RK)

Describes the Pacific Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program (PRCEP) which serves approximately ninety rehabilitation counselors and supervisors plus the administrative and clerical staffs of state agencies and private rehabilitation facilities in Hawaii, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (Author/RK)

Rehabilitation Facilities of Hawaii, Inc. is a non-profit corporation comprised of 12 facilities providing rehabilitation services in the State of Hawaii. Its objective is rehabilitation of severely-disabled individuals. Describes the steps it has taken toward this goal. (Author/RK)

Dr. Leonard Mayo described rehabilitation of disabled people as "a philosophy, an objective and a method". Discusses Hawaii Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind Division (HVRSBD) within the context of Dr. Mayo's description. (Author)

Describes the Rehabilitation Evaluation and Adjustment Facility, designed to create and offer effective strategies for vocational/psychological evaluation and personal adjustment of disabled individuals. (Author/RK)

The objective of the Rehabilitation Facility Training (RFT) project is to develop a short-term training extension series, in response to expressed needs of rehabilitation facility personnel in Hawaii, Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific. These training programs are for agency personnel, including administrators, work evaluators, work…

Along with attitudes that discriminate physically handicapped individuals as "second-class" citizens are the physical barriers of buildings too narrow to accomodate a wheelchair, water fountains placed too high, telephones placed out of reach. Outlines the obstacles the disabled person faces each day. (Author/RK)

Provides an overview of rehabilitation in Hawaii and the Pacific Basin. This future perspective includes a description of projected service needs and programs, with an emphasis upon education and training, and required resources. (Author/RK)