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also be made accessible for the amputees either by building ramps, lifts or escalators to
enable them to visit places ofentertainment or enter the workplace,
TRANSPORT
Public transport specially designed for the disabled should be available in all communities,
for instance, buses that have wide passages and space for wheelchairs. This would be
comfortable for the amputees unlike ordinary buses and taxis where clients would be off­
loaded from their wheelchairs into transport seats and wheelchair folded to the side. This
involves strenuous physical effort and manpower. The Department of Transport should be
involved in this strategy.
6.5.4.8 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AMPUTEES
The fact that the majority of the amputees were unemployed, is a fundamental problem
affecting not only the amputees but also their families as the majority were breadwinners. It is
recommended that the govermnent devise a strategy to reinforce protection of disabled
persons against unfair discrimination on the basis oftheir disability for working in the open
labour market
CONCLUSION
This study succeeded in evaluating community based rehabilitation. The findings show that
there were inadequate community rehabilitation services available in government hospitals
and rehabilitation team members which were necessary for physical, psychosocial and
vocational rehabilitation were also inadequate. Rehabilitation adjustments were similarly
found to be inadequate. The recommendations have made it evident that without community
based rehabilitation; the amputees' adjustment to change in body image and adaptation to the
environment would be unsuccessful. This proves that the researcher's assumption was
correct Limitations and recommendations for further study were made based on the problems
experienced during the study.
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