New Zealand Rehabilitation Association (NZRA) http://www.rehabilitation.org.nz New Zealand Rehabilitation Association (NZRA) Homepage. NZ's Rehabilitation Network. A forum for all people - patients, clients, consumers of rehabilitation services, family members, whanau, carers, health professionals, clinicians, ACC and Ministry of Health workers. Freedom from disability as a human right http://www.rehabilitation.org.nz/content/column/freedom-from-disability-as-a-human-right If we consider that disability is a social construction being located in environmental barriers to active community participation, then it follows that disability is a breach of our right to full community participation (a fundamental human right according to the UN Charter). Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:25:14 +1200 NZRA Biennial Conference 3-6 March 2011, Auckland http://www.rehabilitation.org.nz/content/news/2011-nzra-biennial-conference The New Zealand Rehabilitation Association is pleased to collaborate with the National Institute of Rehabilitation Research (NIRR-NZ) and the University of Otago Rehabilitation and Disability Research Theme to offer this conference which will focus on innovation in rehabilitation, and in particular applications of novel technologies including virtual reality, and other ways to promote engagement in rehabilitation. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:34:15 +1200 That's not my funny bone, that's my ulnar nerve#12 http://www.rehabilitation.org.nz/content/column/thats-not-my-funny-bone-thats-my-ulnar-nerve12 William Levack has been doodling again. Doesn't he have anything better to do with his time? This week: Strawberry Shortcake in Year 2025. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:24:21 +1300 Research Review: Patients' experiences of social relationships during pulmonary rehabilitation http://www.rehabilitation.org.nz/content/research/research-review-patients-experiences-of-social-relationships-during-pulmonary-rehabilitation Halding et al. (2010) conducted a phenomenological study to investigate the everyday experience of living with COPD in a group of people attending a 12-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme. The results from their study suggested that the social relationships that form during group-based pulmonary rehabilitation may be of great significance for patients in terms of coping and wellbeing. Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:27:25 +1300 Visit to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington DC http://www.rehabilitation.org.nz/content/column/visit-to-the-national-rehabilitation-hospital-washington-dc This month I visited the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC, and posted video blog about the facilitaties available to therapists at this center. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:41:43 +1300