Hi
I am presently investigating legislation such as the Disability Discrimination Act UK DDA and its relation to, impact on Occupational Therapy practice regarding community access as part of a University project.
What I am trying to establish is how legislation restricts successful interventions for example an Occupational Therapist may prescribe a suitable wheelchair and even implement home adaptations so as to make the home wheelchair friendly but the intervention (wheelchair) will not be entirely successful if barriers exist in the community that restrict the user.
This could also be applied to the scenario of an Occupational Therapist involved in the rehabilitation of a client with a head injury and the limitations that will hamper the rehab process when the aim is to return the client to employment
Hopefully this should lead to further questions and answers:
Should Occupational Therapists empower the client by informing them of their civil rights?
Should Occupational Therapists advocate for diminished environmental barriers?
Hope this makes sense.
I would be very grateful if you could offer me any advice, opinions.
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