ASSESSMENT OF SERVICES OF THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED IN ENUGU STATE
ABSTRACT
The necessity to improve the plight of the physically challenged in Enugu State gave rise to the assessment of the services of the centre for the rehabilitation of the physically challenged persons in Enugu State. It is worthy to note that this thesis is specifically tailored to appraise the performance of the centre and ascertain the extent to which these services have promoted the overall welfare and wellbeing of the inmates of the centre. Moreso, this study strives to unravel various besetting the general operations of the centre. This study made specific recommendations that could improve the services of the centre vis-à -vis the development of the inmates. Essentially, this research work is divided into five chapters, so as to articulate and analyze all the major issues involved in the rehabilitation of the physically challenged in Enugu State.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Background to the Study
The quest for the rehabilitation of the physically challenged has always been a major concern and challenge to many governments in different countries of the world especially among the African Nations. Every human society is undoubtedly faced with enormous problems of daily provision of certain services to its teaming populace. Rehabilitation of the physically challenged people on Nigeria has become an increasing societal problems basically because of ineffective social policy.
According to Isaac (2004), the physically challenged in Nigeria have bee confronted by chronic problems which often incapacitate their social and emotional development. In his words, the physically challenged are those who have non-sensory physical limitations, that is not because of sense organs like eyes or ears, but because of other organs like limbs, bones, joints, or muscles studies have shown widespread lack of adequate and sustainable care for the physically challenged in Nigeria society (Shamer, 2002). These problems facing the physically challenged in Enugu State are sequel to lack of inter-sectoral approach towards their plight. The need to improve the welfare and wellbeing of the physically challenged in our society led to the establishment of Emene Rehabilitation centre, whose sole mandate is to ensure complete and unconditional rehabilitation of the physically challenged.
