Enabling America: Assessing the Role of Rehabilitation Science and Engineering

by Andrew MacPherson Pope and Edward N. Brandt Jr.

Book Overview

The most recent high-profile advocate for Americans with disabilities, actor Christopher Reeve, has highlighted for the public the economic and social costs of disability and the importance of rehabilitation. Enabling America is a major analysis of the field of rehabilitation science and engineering. The book explains how to achieve recognition for this evolving field of study, how to set priorities, and how to improve the organization and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309063744
• ISBN13: 9780309063746
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"